I don't have many Mercs, though I love the design. This is a common date/mm that I purchased in a basement-slab. Nothing special, but beautiful...
Sunlight is made of more than UV radiation. For example, have you heard of the VISIBLE light spectrum?? The degradation of things made of cloth...
Doug, you are right that such items fade. But curtains, carpets, rugs, furniture, paper, stamps, etc. all fade because of degradation of either...
I picked this one up as a conversational piece because of its history. It is from 1940 Italy, the year that Italy entered World War II as part of...
I can't let this thread "die". ;) This one came today. It is VERY small...but quite beautiful. I like the prominent flow lines. [ATTACH]
I know people are trying to be helpful, but this thread has become as if the OP asked if he should display a 1913 Liberty Nickel in direct...
That's cool. Now you have the problem that ordinary glass window allows almost no light in the UV spectrum to pass. So, you need a study that...
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it's likely more the WATER that caused the corrosion than the light. Any studies relevant to...
I assume you are referring to ART museums and museums with PAPER documents? I have never seen any reference to UV light causing any damage to...
If they are displayed in a temperature controlled house, with no direct sunlight, I don't see much reason to worry. So long as there is not a...
I don't think it's the "sun" that is causing what you're describing. It's likely a combination of the chemicals (plasticizers) leeching from the...
By the way, "slightly better" than VF is XF. XF by definition has wear on the cheek. the hair detail and the wheat look quite nice, even given...
I was being optimistic...I'm not sure why someone would even ask if they should slab a VF example of a 1917-D cent. :confused:
They are both nice coins, but I'm not sure grading would be worth it. You can buy an MS64BN example of the 1909 VDB for around $40 already...
Holy buckets Winged, that's a beautiful Matte Proof. When did PCGS start imaging coins with a black background? It's a much better look than the...
If you ever plan to part with it, let me know. That's the kind of "look" I like my IHCs to have. :)
Your "math" seems to be a little off: 20% off the mark for a $1.50 coin is $0.30. I don't think that kind of difference really makes a...
Matt, that's a very nice 1893. Is it graded about MS64 RB? Maybe 65RB? It has really nice surfaces and a very appealing mix of reds and browns!...
This one came today. [ATTACH]
Both of these came today! It was a good "horse" day! :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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