cleaning coins Funny post. Under OPTION 3-5, I'd add the old college chemistry standby for removing organics - "cleaning solution" which was...
I'd get a coin for your parents :bow:, have it framed and signed by all five of you. By the way, how many of you earned Coin Collecting Merit...
2010 Mint Products In 2007, when the UK came out with its circulating 50p 100th anniversary Scouting coin, it was nearly impossible to find in...
add one more as for me, I'd prefer the 1849 double Eagle. Two were minted, one is in the Smithsonian. The other one has not been seen in over...
"low" silver proof mintages In reality, the mintages of the 1999 silver proof set weren't that different from the years that followed: 1999 S...
It is a race, but only if you are willing to be the tortoise.
Much thanks. One more question, how do you change your name/handle?
blast white I may be wrong, but the two biggest causes of toning are oxygen and sulfur. Sulfur is especially nasty on silver. While an...
Speaking as a physicist with a BS in chemistry, his book is interesting, but incomplete. It was basically a compilation of a number of articles on...
The Washington DC metro is a good way to get presidential dollars. Just put in $5 more than you want your fare card to be and you'll get five $1...
At least the parents and grandparents of those children who will be born between 2034 and 2085 won't have to worry about having gold to add to the...
I'm not sure about this, but the problem with $9999 in cash is that the person who gives you the cash may still fill out an IRS transaction...
Try a local coin dealer or metal refiner. My local coin dealer will buy for a few percent under spot that day. Instant cash, but I'd keep the...
I've seen more than one holed coin in an ANACS slab. Primarily bust halves (one of my interests).
PCGS and other holders I like that you can see the rim. Especially for Bust halves along with 18th century half and large cents.
unfortunately, that was before I used PayPal and the hassle wasn't worth it. Chalk it up to a learning experience.
misled my favorite :( on e-bay was when (and being somewhat new to eBay) I bought three 1888 indian head cents, listed as "Red Indian Cents". The...
I've put together a PCGS set of birth year coins from the Omaha Bank Hoard. What I'm trying to do is to put together a year set for my younger son...
another vote for O-109 (using Overton's 4th ed.), but I don't know about a later die state.
Mercury works well with silver, but I'm not sure about copper. I would think that the mercury coating on a silver coin would only add milligrams...
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