I'm sure not. Nor do I think others are either. Reasonably certain that's not what is going one. Even what you call a thick skinned coin can...
Leaving the olive oil on your coins is also a bad idea. For one it's mildly acidic, and two eventually it will break down over time and turn into...
As a general rule soap is a bad idea - it leaves a residue on the coins, even after repeated rinsing, that is usually harmful. Yeah, the residue...
The thing that people have to get through their heads is that there is a right way and wrong way to clean a coin. The right way does no harm. The...
In my case, my standards. Or rather, ANA standards, but the standards I use.
Coin collectors should follow the same mantra that doctors do. The first rule of being a doctor is - do no harm ! And that explicitly applies to...
Uhhh Paul, just so ya know - we agreed again :wideyed: :eek: :woot: Well, almost anyway :) I put it at a low end 64. Yes, partially because of...
The TPGs have already proved that, several times ;)
Kanga everyone is welcome to have their own personal opinions on dipping. But facts are facts, and dipping is and always has been accepted as a...
For the sake of clarity I think I need to explain something. I am not in any way saying that I agree with the grade given to this specific coin. I...
Works for me :) But so does the other. I have no qualms at all about a post made by new member in a thread that's on a different subject than...
We're both saying the same thing, just worded differently. But the mirrors can be toned, and still get the CAM/DCAM designation. For that...
No fingerprints on it, somebody has wiped that coin.
Chip there have been more discussions on this subject than you could ever want to count. And everybody has their own opinions. But your basic...
The answer to your basic question, ya got two choices the way I see it. You can spend a great deal of time researching each individual coin. And...
Tony every insurance company has different requirements for policies on collectibles. And the policies themselves are as different as night and...
Simple answer, an extra layer of protection is the difference. The IS boxes have it and the others don't. Intercept Shield material has been...
Well, the defining factor for DCAM is whether the frost is all there or not. And in hand, that should be pretty easy to judge. With pics, not so...
Gotta disagree with this part. There millions of coins, (both slabbed and raw), that were or are in actual circulation that are without doubt MS....
I could easily agree with automatically excluding coins with poor pics. But by picking coins, for any reason, is going to skew the results because...
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