I was wondering what you all thought about communicating with online sellers about their merchandise and informing them of what they have...and...
Agreed. eBid and Bidstart are good places for lower-grade coins. I've purchased common stuff from both, and they were both VERY good online...
Quite true. About seven years ago, I paid for an item at an establishment with a half-dollar in the mix of cash I handed over, and the cashier...
Thank you! Detecto: PROTEIN-BASED BODY FLUIDS (blood, semen) transmits HIV. Not saliva. Tell your friends. ...And about cash: Yes, it is...
Thanks for the response on acetone and xylene. ...and thanks for developing a very useful product! Cheers!
Thanks for jumping in to respond, Thad. I noticed that you recommend using xylene on the copper coins. Why xylene for copper? Where are the...
For NGC, I've used hammer and tile floor. For PCGS, I've used bolt cutters. Cut right on the "bubble" next to the coin, avoiding the coin inside....
Dunno. Perhaps an executive company decision to change the name to give it more "cache`"? I think "Verdi Care" might be a better name for...
I've been buying NGC slabs from a Korean retailer (sujipbank) for about five years now. He has ALWAYS placed the slabs he sells in nice-fitting...
Right. The directions pretty much said so, too. They just tell you to keep them out for "24 hours or longer". I'll keep them out for a while
Exactly. I failed to mention that I gave the coins both a distilled water rinse, and an acetone rinse prior to applying the Verdi Care. It says...
[ATTACH] Each yearly mint set comes with a little medallion, denoting the Gregorian calendar year on one side, and the symbol for the Chinese...
[ATTACH] The worst off were the brass 5 Yen coins (with holes, above). They had the most extensive damage, and the most encrustation of the...
[ATTACH] These 100 Yen coins looked like they were PAINTED with green gunk. After the treatment, they looked quite good, but decades of PVC...
[ATTACH] I followed the directions for soaking the coins in Verdi-Care. I gave it about 3 hours. Per instructions, I used a toothpick to jab...
[ATTACH] So, I followed the directions for the use of Verdi-Care here: http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/files/images/Verdi-Care-FAQ.pdf
[ATTACH] As you can see, I found not only this dark green junk, but also what looked like both greeen, and clear, "moisture" on the inside of...
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I need to fill a few holes in my contemporary Japanese coin collection (1948 to 1980-dated coins). Not being able to find the years I'm looking...
I don't know much about collecting on that side of the Pacific, or the collecting community in East Asia, or even in Korea itself. I really am...
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