With enough rubbing, yes. If you have nasty gouges, you'd probably be better off with wet ultra-fine sandpaper first.
I have a feeling that if it becomes known that you are missing only O-149, one might come and find you. Just make sure your checkbook is open and...
I use a Meguiar's PlastX, a rag, and elbow grease. PCGS slabs are easier to polish than NGC. If you search the forum for "PlastX", you'll find...
They all look real. The smooth edge is probably machined off. The 85-O looks lightly cleaned.
The past couple I've seen have been unstoppable streams of consciousness that go from discussing XF vs. EF to who which auction had the best...
It would seem you've never sat through a QDB speech, then, but I digress.
The hobby is actually modernizing itself. Online groups like this one and several groups on Facebook are quite active. People doing sales on FB...
By asking questions here you're doing a lot more due diligence than most people who are just starting out. We all started out in the same boat,...
Shouldn't need a hammer. A utility knife should be able to find and pry open the seam, which will be on the edge close to one of the faces (i.e.,...
I was thinking the same thing. If those coins are rattling around in those Air-Tites, you need to get them out and put them in something that...
If you can design a 10 to 20-hour class that can be effectively taught online in a format like Coursera, I'm sure they'd be receptive. Contact...
No. While there are some courses that could be done online, most are hands on with a certain amount of individualized instruction. The instructors...
First of all, condition is the biggest thing. Your coin looks to be AU, but with toning that is borderline market acceptable. An 1878 7TF in...
I just got word from Brianna Victor at the ANA that Colorado College has cancelled all on-campus summer activities this year, which includes the...
OK, that one does look like a 7/8 TF, VAM 42. Worth a little more than the other one.
Nice article. It's also worth knowing that the name Morgan Dollar was not used until much later. When it was first struck, it was referred to by...
1820 O-105 PCGS AU50 [IMG] 1825 O-117 (raw) [IMG]
Nice repunched date! Unfortunately, these aren't cataloged by anyone, as mentioned earlier. Someone from CONECA would probably catalog it as...
Yup. The O in GOD and the marker by the shoulder is all I needed to see. Congrats, and don't forget to tell your wife how much we all geeked out...
Comparisons to those shown here would help, especially the letters GOD and the area just in front of Lincoln's shoulder pointed to just above the...
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