Easy, just stop ;)
We have had literally hundreds of threads about coin storage. Just do a forum search on the word storage. You can also check the Numismatic...
AU details, harshly cleaned.
Because it is a natural process. It is the nature of metal to tone, can't be stopped unless you store the metal in an airtight and inert...
You are correct, it could be worked out. But I don't think you realize what the cost would be. And since the ANA is running a very large deficit...
To be honest, it looks like a cast copy to me.
My gut says it Netherlands as well, but I don't recognize it right off. Can you read the legends at all ?
The coin is a copper duit. Gelderland was a province of the Netherlands. Value of the coin is about $3 - $5.
If by display you mean leaving it out in the open where people can see it, then forget about it. Nothing you do will prevent the toning. But if...
Works for me - I quit buying from them in '04 ;)
Fair enough, same problems apply though - who is going to organize it ? How do you get enough qualified ANA members to volunteer for it ? Who is...
Reckon we'll see. IMO the coin would grade VF at best. However I think it has been harshly cleaned ( thus the low estimate ) and that PCGS will...
The best place I ever found, and the cheapest - JP's Corner
Sorry Spider, but after 47 years I sold my entire collection a year ago. And I no longer buy coins or collect them. Now I only study them.
Isn't that the same thing I said but with different words ? Yes, they all make mistakes. Undergrading or overgrading - it's still a mistake. And...
Yes they will. Intercept Shield albums and proper storage is the only one I know of that will prevent toning. Proper storage is really the key,...
Exactly. OBW is a misnomer that misleads many people.
You can do either. If you leave them in the mint package they will charge you $1 per coin to remove them and grade them. If you remove them...
Well, there's a couple of problems. One, how does ebay know that the people reporting coins as fakes are telling the truth ? They don't. ebay...
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