Precisely. And that wisdom of wearing gloves is older than I am. Wearing gloves is just like the wisdom of harshly cleaning your coins used to be...
quarter-back - Pretty sure what you want can be found in this book -...
No, what we should advocate is that people not use gloves at all. Wearing gloves to handle coins greatly reduces your dexterity and tactile...
Tim is correct, the grade of the coin does not change just because it is removed from a slab. If the coin was a 65 before it went into the slab to...
How harmful ? For each individual incident of a few days the harm would be negligible. But what you have to realize is that the effect of each...
You should find this helpful - http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt
Hmmmm, same problem for me. Just go to Lighthouse and do a search for - carry boxes. Then you'll see them.
You'd be better advised to use those made of inert materials.
I have owned an American Security safe for many years, never once had a problem and still don't. http://www.amsecusa.com/Burglary_and_Fire/...
Trey - you might want to take a look at these guys - http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/lighthouse.sf/en_US/?ViewAction=ViewSearchResults&ObjectID=4687
OK, the two threads you started have now been merged into 1. And just so you know, our rules forbid users to have more than 1 user name. So don't...
OK, but if you want a Proof coin attributed as a variety, yes it is necessary that you pay the extra fee for doing that. Otherwise, even if the...
That depends on the safe. Just like with anything else, you get what you pay for.
Believe it or not Joe there are still a lot of dealers out there who have no use for the TPGs, and they show a great deal of disdain for coins in...
You know you can disagree without making it personal. And I advise you to do so from here on out.
What's wrong with wood ? All wood puts off gasses that are harmful to coins. And yes, coin cabinets were used by collectors for centuries. But...
There are exceptions to just about any rule. Unfortunately some people seek to use exceptions as applying to coins to which they do not apply, in...
They put off a lot of moisture inside the safe.
Rick is correct. The '79 & '81 type and type 2 mint marks would be a couple of examples. That said, just as with business strikes, not all...
With MS coins, and even with some AU and XF coins, it may be possible to attribute a weak strike being the reason for lack of detail in a...
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