I have no intention of slabbing it. And I am bothered by the verdigris and have tried in the past to remove it by using olive oil and acetone with...
Yeah that is pretty dang close to the color IRL.
Just got this coin today and I love it. It is by far the highest grade IHC in my collection so far. I am tempted to grade it AU-55, but since its...
You can use soft boxes for your lighting. They are pretty easy to make yourself. Just search for soft light box DIY or some such term. You can...
Would you say this is fake? It does look excessively colorful from other rainbow toned coins I've seen. Also the front of the coins has no toning...
Is there a way to tell if the rainbow toning on a silver coins is faked? I recently viewed a youtube video about how to anodize silver and you can...
Yeah I've read a lot of stories about coins being resubmitted to different grading services, but never resubmitted to the same service. I'm sure...
I'd be curious to see if you would get a different grade. It really wouldn't surprise me. Are you talking about resubmitting it to the same...
I at one time wanted to get proof sets from every year, but decided against it. After looking at the redbook prices for proofs I realized that it...
Ha, I've done some pretty risky things with a dremel tool as well. Never risked a proof set though.
As I mentioned in previous posts I keep the case in the event I ever change my mind about how I like to store my collection. I may one day decide...
This has nothing to do with coins really, sometimes I wish I this forum had a general discussion to post such things things as this. Anyway I just...
I've tried gently twisting the cases and I have cracked the corners anytime I have tried it. Sure, that'll work fine if I don't care about...
So really GDJMSP you aren't saying pictures are worthless, you're just saying a single picture is worthless. I flipped through a copy of Grading...
While a photo might not be as good as seeing a actual coin that is graded, there is only one coin shop within an hours drive from my location and...
Yes, I read that part. But the rest of your post about how different services would grade a mercury dime differently was basically something I had...
Yes, I realized that and apologize. You posted this before I made my edit. But to some it may read as if you were saying I do that. The first two...
Yes, that is what I meant. I collect silver proofs, so I was talking more about the price of silver increasing over time. My coins will always be...
Woah here, am I confused here or did you just say that I stated that I open my mint cases and replace the coins with less valuable issues? Maybe I...
I know they all have different grading standards. That is my point, I think you should read my last post again. I not so interested in learning...
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