A cabinet built out of blocks of dry ice. Now, storage to prevent fire damage... :)
Well, you did say you're a coin collector. :) I guess my take is that, if my wife or my best friend went off the deep end to the point of...
This is certainly true. On the other hand, feeling that you need to maintain secrecy at all times, and feeling that you can't trust even those...
What was that street address again? (Paging Tater to the "tell the world where you keep your valuable, portable and non-personally-identifiable...
I suppose I should point out that coin dealers have also been whizzing, polishing, dipping, nose-greasing, and who knows what else for that long,...
Lucky to find it, and lucky to be wise enough not to dump it into the nearest CoinStar. :)
Well, I still haven't heard back from eBay on the final disposition of the case -- but the seller is now Not a registered user. :eek: It makes...
Sounds like you'd better raise your prices!
I'm not buying at $44.56, or even $37, but last night I did BIN a handful of $5 and $10 sterling Olympic commemoratives at effective silver prices...
What? I think you're looking for "Bulls get fat, and bears get fat, but pigs get slaughtered."
You may have gotten away with this in the past, but it was pure luck. Vinegar's active component, acetic acid, immediately attacks the coin's...
Really? Only the IHC? I don't know what it looks like in-hand, and I know a woodgrain finish isn't too uncommon on coppers, but it just looks too...
Selling after any "eek" is generally the wrong thing to do. :) (I know what you meant, but the typo actually sheds more light on the question.)...
I'll yield to BadThad and others on copper chemistry issues, but adding vinegar to the bath seems like a terrible idea. Even in low...
FWIW, I'll bet most markers would come right off with an otherwise-harmless dip in acetone or 91% isopropyl alcohol. I've used alcohol to remove...
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What a cad, refusing to sell it to you for melt! :)
Those marks on the back of the dime make me nervous, because they remind me of the marks I've been seeing on images of Chinese counterfeits. They...
If you want your marriage to last years rather than months, respect your partner's concerns about finances. If you're like the majority of...
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