Monday... This was our first day of full classes. As I mentioned, I'm taking Doug Bird and Steve Carr's Early American Copper class. We spent a...
Saturday... What a freaky storm we had just before dinner! Sudden thunder and lightening, then pounding hail - it was so unexpected and...
Sunday.... Last night we played poker at Lunar Lounge until midnight. There were 6-8 of us, and we had a blast - well, especially me, since I was...
I arrived in Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. I have to say that the flight from Denver to Colorado Springs was quite an adventure, sort of...
ok folks, we've gotten OT a little, so let's try and get back to discussions and comments concerning coin show etiquette. Thanks! And Taylor,...
Not at all, as long as you don't actually "shove it under his nose"! Rick is very approachable and doesn't mind at all signing his books for...
If someone has used the same product continually for years on similar coins with all types of debris, over and over again, I think they can draw...
I regularly use Coin Care on my circulated copper to remove dirt and debris and it absolutely does not cause the discoloration that MS70 does. In...
FYI, acetone and/or CoinCare along with a little picking with a thorn would have removed all the debris without the necessity of using MS70.
As Doug mentioned, turning the coin under incandescent light is the best way to detect hairlines. I might add that if you tilt the coin at a...
Hobo, I think you mean the one that is waiting for me at the ANA vault. It is an amazing piece. That one is a terminal die state and I bought it...
Good for you Taylor - sounds like you've come a long way - keep it up!
Many dealers do not like to take credit cards for several reasons including the potential fraud issues, but mostly because it means they lose...
I too love die breaks, as well as shattered dies, retained and unretained cuds. Here are a few of mine.... Retained cud [IMG] Retained cud...
The older albums will tone copper quicker since there is more sulfur in the pages - Best is Wayte Raymond albums or Library of Coins.
A coin cleaning chemical that strips the original patina on copper.
I agree, this is a very touchy subject, but IMO MS70 is detrimental to copper, and I don't believe a TPG will grade it if there is any sign of a...
The bluish tint is an obvious sign of MS70.
I'm not sure where you got the suggestion to use MS70 on copper but IMO, as a result I no longer believe PCGS and NGC will grade it.
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