I wanted to slip this one up quickly, because the link to the original auction will probably expire soon....
That's the strategy I generally take, sometimes going out on a limb a little more if I'm very curious or hopeful about the unclear parts. I find...
Heh. Just went back and checked on this one, and the feedback for this auction is: Did the lot really include a gold coin? Is the buyer trying...
Detailed images Just for the sake of completeness, here's what that half-dime, Barber dime, and the seated halves look like up close. I don't...
That's my plan. The Kennedy proof, of course, is from circulation, but I'll see if I can find a glossy business-strike with fingerprints first....
Oh, one quick,simple question about the acetone soak: how do you get the coin in and out? I don't want to get my fingers into the acetone, because...
Thanks, everyone! I think I may end up making two trips, one to show the kids around until their limited attention spans falter, and another for...
Thanks, Farstaff; I do appreciate the guidance and links. I'll likely try acetone on the proof, try distilled water (or nothing at all) on the...
And so, in the very next phase of searching after my last post, I found this thread (via Google, actually): http://www.cointalk.com/t104174-3/...
First one: yes, I found and read the thread. I've known since my days as a YN that cleaning coins is generally a bad idea, and that you don't wipe...
Ultrasonic bath in plain water, distilled, or with detergent (something like Dawn) added?
Okay, I'm ready to do some conservation. [ATTACH] I found this Kennedy proof at the bank yesterday. "Hey, this one looks different..." is a...
One of the proofs from yesterday's bank run... This one looks nicer in hand than in this photo -- nice, deep cameo, and the marks aren't too...
I'm getting ready to go to a local coin show, my first since getting sucked back into the hobby. I've been planning to convert some of my junk...
As late as the 1960's, textbooks and "science magic" books described how to turn a penny silver by rubbing it with mercury. If your grandmother...
Things you like to hear when you go to the bank to ask for halves: "Do you want the Kennedy type, or the older kind?" Alas, it was only a...
These were listed as "uncirculated" along with an unc 1964 Kennedy, a silver proof 2000 Kennedy and two Franklin proofs. I'm thinking the 1942 is...
I don't mean to cast aspersions on the B&M dealer in this story, but I wonder if that dealer recognized the reporter, and whether the prospect of...
These are already junky, really; I bought them for silver value, and I think they're officially "impaired". They do have nice mirror fields, it's...
I've got a couple of Ike proofs that look like they have crud on them (they're in cardboard 2x2's). I was thinking about hitting them with an...
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