Wow - very interesting views and what "We the People..." really means. The government consists of our elected representatives who pass laws on our...
David - While I agreed to a point, I wouldn't want to turn any coin from a FINE to a FINE that was cleaned. Harsh washing could give a coin a...
You have to wonder. Why would someone NOT want to search the 'unsearched' rolls that they are selling. It just doesn't make any sense.
Kirkuleez - You make a good point about machining at the lower inner edge. My guess is that the counterfeiter tried that but for some reason was...
Sorry if you felt my comment insulting. It wasn't intended to be. When the switch went from copper to zine I bought a couple of bags of 1981...
I won't dismiss anyone wanting to try to make some money. But you have to look at the amount of effort vs. cost, vs. your final profit. I've seen...
So here is what happened with the acetone soak. Not all the dark sports were removed, but some oily smudges were removed, especially across the...
All the talk of these strange denominations reminds me of the joke about the counterfeiter. A guy counterfeits a bunch of $20 and figures the...
David - you'd be surprised at what I've found going through these piles of halves. I've almost completed a complete set just by going through junk...
YES - you are right. That stuff does evaporate pretty fast. I'll get a top on it.
I've got one coin sitting in a glass dish of acetone right now. After about 45 minutes I couldn't see that is done much of anything. I'll let it...
That's what I read in many of the posts. I've also heard that pure grain alcohol (not rubbing or wood alcohol) is safe for coins. I have some...
I've been buying a lot of higher grade 'junk' silver Walking Liberty halves over the last year or so. I look through piles of Walking Liberty...
Building excitement about a hobby and bringing children and young adults into the hobby is key to its growth. While coin collecting may not be as...
I think I was about 9 years-old and had just started collecting coins. I got some copper cleaner for pans out from under the kitchen sink and went...
So what was the PCGS grade??
Frankly I just pulled 5 levels out of the air. But this things tend to grow. I remember back when the MS grades in common use were 60, 65 and 70....
Just how easy is it to create an eBay account these days? When I setup my account - many, many, years ago, a person needed a verified credit...
Isn't there a seller's premium as well? I ask becasue I had a friend sell a classic car at an large auction and he was charged (I think) a 15...
My wife is a sales person and from time to time brings home wheatbacks, a silver dime, and once even a recent (I think it was a 2005) proof nickle...
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