See ! That is exactly what I was talking about, a perfect example. It would not result in being many a grade lower because the coin is a problem...
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I never cared for Kointains for a couple of reasons, even for circulated coins. Even getting the coins in them is problematic, kind of like it is...
My preference was always ring type Air-Tites, but my comments aren't about personal preference. They are about the downside of other types of holders.
No they are not. Archival quality flips, like those have two distinct disadvantages. 1 - like all flips they allow the coins to slide around...
The point is why use alcohol at all when other things are readily available that do a better job and have no additives that may harm the coin ?
DOH ! :o Walker of course, hadn't had my coffee yet. That's my story (read that as excuse) and I'm stickin to it :D
I'd say the sets have come down a little. Even 10 -12 years ago they both sold for close to a $100 each.
I would agree that it can do that, but by no means would I ever say that it always does. I have seen whizzed coins where all the lines were...
Lemme tell ya a little story. I used to make a habit of cherrypicking dealers at coin shows. I never spent a great deal of time at it, meaning I...
I have never, ever claimed that acetone affects copper all of the time Thad. Only that it does so some of the time. Question is, how much of that...
Whizzing not only definitely moves metal, it removes metal.
Reports of upgrades, downgrades, no grades to grades, and grades to no grades, and same grades, abound. They always have and always will.
I understand your thinking, but once a fingerprint has been on a coin for more than a few days - the damage already is permanent. And at that...
This comment is one of the reasons why I was so against the idea of the TPGs putting problem coins in slabs to begin with. And why they refused to...
We've discussed this several times before, and to me the problem is far bigger than juicing the pics. The problem to me is that most folks don't...
A couple of things, some normal wear and tear, die scratches, and probably a couple of spots from rust being on the die.
There is indeed a wealth of information contained in those magazines. But it's kind of like books, unless you read them all and study them all it...
Turbans are one of the few examples of early US coinage that I really like, the design just appeals to me. The slab tell us the coin was tooled,...
I'll always be among the first to say that different pictures can and will show you different things. But no picture can show you something that...
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