I have washed off such "haze" with distilled water and commercial hand cleaner Doug. I bought an estate from a heavy smoker, and all of the coins...
Doug is right in that most people use the term conserving and proper cleaning interchangably. I never have though, since to me I will do things to...
Uh, nope. I do not agree. To me, the definition is one of intent. To me: 1. Conserving - the act of saving the coin from certain destruction....
Doug claims gold tones, other, (including me), claim impurities in gold coins like silver or copper can tone or create "spots", and gold coins can...
Very likely Jim. When I said overdipped, I was not blaming the dipper necessarily. I have overdipped coins exactly like you described. If I...
Two things. First, I vehemently disagree with Kaparthy throwing away Nazi coins, or anything similar. History is just that, history. You cannot...
I would agree two Krugerrands might be a different color, just disagree with the source. :) Btw, yes, Krugerrands are darker gold coloring. All I...
If the dealer has only ever seen one fake Krugerrand, then he simply does not get out much, or cannot tell a fake. There are tons of fake...
But you are not reading MY entire point sir. It does not MATTER when you sell if someone considers you a reputable seller. Your silver is REAL,...
That is what we are here for. :) If it is of any help, a dealer telling a young numismatists to buy the redbook and educate himself instead of...
I wasn't trying to insult you. I was simply saying some dealers cut straight to the point since they see so many collectors who simply do not know...
Plus, if its bars, how are you going to test? The only true way to test is to melt it. Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? Silver is VERY,...
Who wants to ruin an ASE today or have time to test all of the silver they buy? I just bought about 100 ounces of junk silver last week. I am not...
Does it matter if all of your items are real silver? The person you sell to could test them all they want, as long as its real silver you are in...
I would echo what Doug says in general. Specifically to Ebay, I know many people like myself check Favorite Dealers quite often. Therefor, those...
Yes, the KM catalogs are the standards. I would start with getting the 20th century one used on Ebay, maybe the 21st century one if you find a lot...
Was it garbage? A lot of older dealers may sound gruff, but it's their way to teaching. Sometimes being shocked by the truth is enough to kick...
You need a book by Steve Album, Checklist of Islamic Coins. Its the standard for these. Also usable would be Michael Michiners' book, The World of...
Being smoked will not completely dull the surfaces like that. I have seen smoked coins but there is still luster underneath. I am sticking with...
Like others have said, the two things have nothing in common. I have sold things to people I would never buy from, and vice versa. I do not really...
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