Sure. And then acid-test some of the metal that's left behind on the surface. :) There's an obvious audible difference between 90% silver and...
Both weights are within the expected range for circulated coins. Look, everybody, the OP isn't going to be able to tell anything by weighing the...
Just came across this stunning example. That obverse is... spectacular? 1947 D ROOSEVELT DIME 10 CENTS NGC MS-66 cert #3402605-016 And, so...
I should point out here that, volume for volume, gold is a more effective radiation shield than lead. So, we have that going for us.
Yeah, I know what you mean -- I've got a jar of EZest, but I still haven't opened it. I have no idea what it would do with the copper salts you...
The coin is 20% copper. Green is exactly the color you should expect.
In a direct strike, they'd be ionized and finely distributed. Maybe a little weight loss due to transmutation and decay, but I'll likely not be...
Which reminds me, I really need to get the paperwork filed to start that FIFTH-party grade verification company. After all, if we don't have a...
I thought of that, too. But it grates to think that grading companies have a secret set of criteria by which they judge your coin. They should be...
Sellers who put KEY DATE in the title of every coin they sell. I suppose I should just get over it, sell all but one of my 1922 Peace keys, and...
Thing is, the machines reject steelies, and most machines reject silver. But the rejected stuff still seems to get into circulation -- people grab...
How so, given that many counterfeits were struck from metal produced by melting genuine common-date gold issues? I'd trade beat-up common-date...
Yup, Gresham's Law works in this domain as well. I know I always look to buy by weight for well-worn silver, FV for lightly-worn, and look to sell...
Recently had a dealer tell me that maybe 30% of the pre-1933 gold he sees is counterfeit, but that he has yet to see a genuine raw $3 come into...
I found an 1891 nickel in the change bin at work a few weeks ago. First V-nick I've found in circulation in 40-odd years of searching.
I wonder why no TPG has offered to slab red cents in a truly sealed envelope, with a "getter" (small amount of a more reactive metal) to remove...
Well, actually, I heard it here first... :)
He went by many names, a new one every time one of his pop-up accounts was blocked. The website this guy links to does offer gold and silver...
Using calcium chloride to dehumidify your house will be a losing battle. There's just too much air in your house -- you'd be going through...
You know, there's something strangely familiar about these posts.
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