Pure acetone will not harm the coin. Don't use acetone nail polish remover as that usually has fragrance or oils mixed in it.
You can get 10 rolls of cents into a flat rate ENVELOPE for $4.60. Just be sure to tape it well.
You need to be an NCS dealer, an ANA member, or a Collectors Society member to submit to NCS. If you're none of those, feel free to send me a PM....
No. You'll just pay the asking price plus shipping.
The cost to grade errors is the same as regular coins. While they would prefer you include errors on their own invoice, you can mix them on a...
Both the coin and the slab look authentic. The coin appear to be very solid for the grade. NGC has used these clear inner cores for fractional...
Well let me make the obvious more clear for you. You have trust that the dealer isn't going to switch them and will submit them properly. A simple...
If you don't trust the dealer enough not to do this, then you shouldn't be submitting thru that dealer and may want to rethink patronizing that...
This is a rather interesting discussion. I am one of the people who submits ancients to be graded and I also collect ancients. A few...
eBay yanked the auction.
They don't have to be NGC dealers that vouch for you. However, I don't know how much extra time it would take if NGC had no idea who they were...
Yes, I've done the application process and submitted bulk to both NGC & PCGS & other services. The NGC application process isn't burdensome. If I...
The $12.50 rate you were quoted is the standard Modern Tier rate for any modern coin dated 1955-present. The bulk rate is different. The grading...
This looked like a really cool design, so I bought it. It's a German (Mansfeld-Bornstedt) 1/2 Taler minted in Prague. The surfaces are highly...
And the grading company will also train you to their standards. You really only need to be able to grade consistently, as once you can, you can...
Collectors Society is what NGC calls its online meeting place/forums/etc. Collectors Universe is the parent company of PCGS.
All coins will spot given enough time. They are metal and metal is reactive. The silver eagles are not graded MS70 since they spot very easily...
You slab when the value added by the slab is more than the cost of slabbing.
Many coins of Venice feature the Lion of St. Marks - a winged lion.
Sounds like what you really want to do is waste a LOT of money. If you insist on sending some in to be graded, pick a few from your sets that you...
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