But do you realize that people like you, meaning those who think of the bullion coins as you do, are a very small minority ? 9 out of 10 dealers,...
If you opened it up and wiped it off with a cloth - would that be considered cleaning ? You're doing the same thing, just using a different object...
Not really, the album is what causes the toning. Leaving them out merely speeds it up. Now suppose you place the coins in a manila envelope;...
I don't think it has anything to do with the economy.
You miss the point Eye. What Jim is talking about is that sometimes the only thing that separates NT from AT is intent. Classic case example -...
Just so you know for future reference Joe - Doug Winters is one of the leading experts on US gold. He is an author with many books that are...
That probably won't be enough. I'd now send the coin to CONECA, have them attribute it and agree it is a new variety. Then I would get either NGC...
Probably not very well known but one of the best IMO -...
Here's one more you can add, that you may even find of interest given your collection interests -...
Can't say that I disagree with you. I'm merely pointing out that "doctoring" has a negative conotation and thus is generally only used when...
I understand what you're saying but I think the point is this Mark - properly dipping a coin is considered acceptable. Kind of hard to argue with...
Your loss Joe - there are 24 pages of truly magnificent coins to be found at the link he posted !
There's something about owning books that is special. I don't know, maybe I'm weird for feeling that way. I know there are others who feel the...
Let's try a different tack - does not your product Verdi-Care clean verdigris off of coins ? And in turn does that make them market unacceptable ?...
If you want to read nmore about what Mike is talking about, here ya go - How The West Was Faked
Well, when I answered the comment about keeping things secret I was talking about individuals not keeping things secret - not NCS. Which is what I...
I don't think there ever was and never will be one prettier than the Dolly Madison dollar.
Not really. I think the planchets may be polished (burnished) just a little bit more, really I think it's more advertising than anything else when...
No the Mint Set coins are not burnished. But they do have a different finish than the coins from the bank do. Mint Set coins all (those from 2005,...
You can change it yourself any time you want to Lew. It's the forum software that assigns those designations based on the number of posts a member...
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