Another thread on 'eraser cleaning' made me think of this: When is cleaning good? To be fair, for most of us on CT, the answer is NEVER!!! But ....
"lightly pressurized" - enough that it wasn't a drip, but NOT pressure washing. . . Not to argue, you made one assumption, and it sounds like...
I used to work in a jewlery store, and learned all about abrasives, chemicals, common contaminents there. This guy is a highly certified pro, who...
That was my experience too . . . . I just spent hundreds on this adventure – here’s my album reviews: http://www.cointalk.com/t199783/ Here’s my...
I just posted this thread, you may find helpful: http://www.cointalk.com/t199778/ - I had to rebuild my whole collection from scratch (the...
Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Good advice on sticking to the basics - collecting for fun. Perhaps I was overthinking this. I have so...
I was just observing this, but hadn't fully articulated this thought - great point. This is consistent with my observations too. Thanks!
Ebay is a great marketplace - because there are so many buyers and sellers, the price you pay is close to what you might sell it for (minus...
I agree, and think the Barbers are the best 'sleepers'
You skip banks for coin-roll-hunting and go directly to Dunbar for bags!
Having worked in banking, I recommend to some people to look at non-bank safe-deposit companies. The taxation and privacy/seizure issues are...
I highly recommend a for-fee financial advisor (http://www.napfa.org/), or the best deal, if money is tight, it to accompany your parents to their...
Advice please: I just resumed collecting after a couple of decades off. I'm filling gaps and upgrading, and I deliberately am avoiding...
I never thought of that one!
I worked at a bank for years. There was an old woman-regular customer for YEARS. Her daughter and son-in-law died in a car accident a couple of...
Coin Collection Storage – Part 2 After a home-brew accident (see post Coin Collection Storage – Part 1) I had to completely rebuild the storage...
You can't beat the prices you can get these days. The online retailers have reduced the margins so much that the supplies are really affordable....
When I re-discovered my coin collection last year after decades, I found it moldy and sticky – boxes covered with exploded bottles of home-brew,...
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