I'm betting they'll be able to improve the looks, but completely remove the spots ? I doubt it.
But they have been counterfeited. There are even examples with an impossible date on them.
I think it's a double edged sword. And which way it cuts probably depends a lot on the coins sent in. Example - send in 6 Ikes. If 5 of them...
For the most part yes. But the fact that over-mint marks even exists shows that the branch mints could, and did add mint marks. I agree, in...
In Philly, all the dies were prepared in Philly and then sent to the branch mints. The branch mints would then add their own mint mark. Die...
Not sure what you mean by that comment - do you mean that you don't believe the reported profit figures ? Or do you mean that you think the profit...
You can find out what you want to know by using this link - http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/coins.html#size
It's not caused by die polishing (but it is related to it indirectly) or by die erosion. It's caused when the die is prepared though. The reason...
Hard to say based on those pics but I suspect that all 3 have been harshly cleaned (over-dipped in this case) and that all have AU details.
Well Chris you can consider this then. The total profit margin for ALL bullion releated products in 2010 was 1.9%. The highest it's been in the...
I'll grant you it could be. But leave it too long and it'll do even worse than the dip will if done too long.
Can't swear to it, but I think that inner line your seeing is due to the coin being struck with the dies out of parallel. It's not that incommon...
MS70 contains industrial detergents and surfacants so it will remove some dirt and surface contaminants. But it contains no acid so it cannot...
MS70 won't do anything to toning. Especially heavy black toning.
And if it they did change the designation to RB then there would be no compensation because he has purchased his coins after Jan 1 2010. Or so I...
There's a bit more to it than just the packaging though. By law, the mint has to cover all expenses and still sell items at a profit. All those...
No, no ! Don't get the wrong idea. That baking soda idea is a HUGE mistake ! It will absolutely harm the coin. Using baking soda in any way is...
The reason they don't say that is because they will put a coin with porosity in a Details slab. And depending on what the coin is, they will often...
You're leaving out the most important determining factor there is in regard to whether they honor the color guarantee or not - the date you bought...
Hmmmm - semantics maybe, but if you took one of those black coins the OP is talking about and used a coin dip on it would you call that cleaning ?...
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