I would assume that "stained" refers to a foreign substance adhered or adsorbed onto the coin. "Toned" refers to a layer of oxide or sulfide...
I really, really wouldn't do a TAP-water rinse on steel cents, especially not if your water's treated with chlorine. Ordinarily a distilled-water...
I can believe that.
I'm not a fan of a lot of modern coin designs, but I really, really like this one.
I'd say "with clean acetone". I'd keep even distilled water away from steel cents that have already started to rust. But, to be honest, I know...
The stars are the easiest tell. I imagine you could distinguish the varieties by touch based on those. If the coin were worn enough that you...
The only way that would happen is if the eventual real room-temperature superconductor needs one or the other (technically very unlikely). Or, of...
I'd like to know where anyone's seeing wear on that coin, because I'm sure not seeing it on the shield, knee, head, or eagle. I won't hazard a...
I learned that lesson with the first Apple stock I bought -- sold it a year or so later, doubled my money. Bought 50 shares for $1020 in 2001,...
It's really pretty easy to find out. My Prius is six years old, and its battery is holding up just fine. If it does fail, there are multiple...
A platinum core wouldn't yield nearly as much profit as a tungsten core. There are tungsten-core fake AGEs out there, and a gold bar would be even...
Oh, platinum and palladium are massively useful in the chemical industry (including pharma). Even more so when their price isn't driven sky-high...
Right, and battery and power-management technology has barely changed at all during that time. :rolleyes: I agree. Plus he's not as ruthless as...
I'll take them. Wouldn't want to see you put yourself at risk of contagion. ;)
I don't think "the CC mint didn't exist in 1847" is revealing a pick-up point that the counterfeiters would never figure out on their own.
I dunno. It's different every time. The thing is, gold will continue to go up and down in value (fight me) -- but the dollar isn't ever going to...
@MatrixMP-9 - his posts and profile are still here, but he hasn't appeared since early 2020. He was talking a lot about that disease we aren't...
Yeah, it was quite obvious once I spotted it.
One of those was one of the last big eBay purchases I made. Pretty sure I'm still underwater on it, even with gold near its highs, just because of...
I can't read the weight in your scale photo, but assuming it's around 12.5g, check the coin's thickness. The last fake WLH I got from eBay checked...
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