The acetone isn't toxic, but it'll give you a terrible case of dry skin. It does this because it dissolves both water and oils out of your skin....
Well, I've never gotten a reply from the guy who posted the ad. Given the number of "will buy your old coins and silver" ads that pollute our...
I think most of us would be willing to face that risk. :)
Thing is, there are different ways to make a profit: 1) Buy something at a low price, then sell it at a higher price. 2) Inherit something, then...
Thanks for the moral support, folks. :) There is a steady -- well, let's say "trickle" -- of really remarkable deals on eBay, whether because of...
...comes courtesy of this auction: 1857-1909 Flying Eagle 1857 1858 & Indian Head Album It was originally posted with just a low-res overall...
Yeah, there is a lot of that going around, and a surprising number of people don't know where to get the latest silver spot pricing. I just...
Thanks for the info, folks. Still not sure whether to pounce, but if I do, it'll be in my bank, where I can get the cash, hand it to him, and put...
Local Craigslist seller claims to be trying to sell 3 100oz bars at well below spot. I'm thinking that counterfeit/underweight/base-metal bars are...
I'd be using an off-camera flash where appropriate, and cleaning up any remaining artifacts in Photoshop. But I think the chances that they'd let...
Apparently my family's last visit to the Smithsonian was shortly before I seriously caught the coin bug. I've been in DC many times since then,...
And for those who would call ten million pennies "a good start": $250,000 Face Value Copper Pennies / Cents *Below spot* "This lot weighs...
Sure, I read what I posted; for extra credit, I even read what you posted: I posted that link not to "suggest that silver was the...
I'm coming around on the attractiveness/desirability of toning, but deep down inside, I still can't help thinking of it as damage. As lots of...
Well, actually, you're overlooking the "was" vs. "is". Solder for electronics manufacturing was all lead-based. Now, with RoHS (Reduction of...
I'd be nervous about that -- it seems like a coffee filter would be at least somewhat abrasive, and would be more likely to contact the face of...
Hmm... that shouldn't make contact other than on the coin's rim, but I'm still nervous about metal-on-metal contact. I dug around a little bit and...
Heh. There were a couple of war nickels in the bag, too -- and, yeah, they were nasty as well. I sort of have the impression, though, that the...
Cool. What did YOU use to get the coin into/out of the acetone? Tongs, gloves, or did you just decant it?
Better yet, I just got a bag of nasty wheaties -- black gunk on my fingers after sorting through them. No, I'm not going to send them off to that...
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