If you're going to do a bunch of coins, get a platinum membership. It includes 8 coin gradings (only for coins worth $3000 or less, and not at...
Just use your fingernail. Pretty routine to have stickers on coins bought at auction. I've never had one rip off the hologram when removing it...
Someone mentioned inheritance taxes. If probate and distribution have finished and the coins are now in your possession but weren't declared,...
I agree that it would be really tough to create a universal coin cataloging program. I collect pre-1950 U.S. and Roman Republic plus a few Roman...
I've found that with long file names, I don't often need to switch between pics and the detailed verbal and numerical info in the spreadsheet....
Yeah, I know that. I also know what happens to those links if you rename the pictures or the directories in which they reside. Cal
Each coin gets a unique inventory number. I keep verbal and numerical data in a spreadsheet. Makes it easy to sort, search and do calculations....
I too made that inference about his remark. Can't agree with him. Cal
Brett, I think you made a really nice buy. If you were to sell it in the holder it's in now, worse case it would go for about what you paid for...
Probably was in a fold in one of those cloth-with-metal-frame bins. Cal
First, I was referring only to NGC and PCGS awarding of PR68's; PR65's don't count here. However, let's focus on the coin type you just...
Brett: Before you send it to CAC, send it to PCGS to see if it will cross at the same grade. If it does, it will have at least doubled and maybe...
As a knowledgeable real estate agent said to me when I was selling a house, disclosure is the name of the game. Probably should mention in ads...
Well, go to an auto parts store and buy rubbing compound. Use it on your CAM/DCAM proofs. Voila! No more cookie-cutter look. Cal
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Cobalt chloride is NOT a desiccant. It is a humidity indicator that allows visual inspection of the state of a true desiccant. Dehumidifiers...
The cobalt in humidity indicators is the natural isotope, which is stable. Cal
Anyone can buy indicating Drierite from Amazon, Staples, etc.. There are no skulls on the bottle or large print warnings. The SDS has the...
Calcium sulfate is very safe. Chances are you're surrounded by it because it's the main ingredient in drywall. The calcium sulfate in drywall is...
Yeah, those were the days. I too did a little active public chemistry as a youth. But these days, it would get you arrested as a terrorist. Cal
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