Without going back and reading this entire thread I don't know if I mentioned if I mentioned it previously in this thread or not - so I guess I'll...
That's not true at all. The foam inserts in Air-Tite holders are 100% completely inert materials. They cannot damage coins in any way. There's...
Basically the same things that are used to dip any coin - just in different mixtures. You're quite correct, that is exactly what happens if you...
Either you didn't understand what I was saying, or you misunderstood what I was saying - so let me try to say it a different way. Yes, I most...
High magnification is all well and good when you're trying to figure certain things out, and it allows one to have a higher level of...
I strongly suspect a lot more will recognize your name than you ever imagined ;) And John, if ya think my posts here are long, you should see...
It has long been said that the truly wise man realizes how much he has yet to learn. Seems to me you've reached that point. I'd have to say...
Just you wait, eventually one of those thoughts will stray over into the "dark side" (world coins). And once that happens .......... well, lemme...
I'm not sure what page it is that you are referring to when you say - "I do not have permission to view this page." Can you be more specific so I...
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And Kevin, what you're gonna find out is that coin collecting is a very personal thing, and everybody's different. Everybody has their own taste,...
That's alright, you can blame it all on me, I got broad shoulders :D But I want ya to answer one question, would ya still say you know nothing ? :)
I should have added something else but forgot to do so. MS70 is a great product to use on clad, silver, and gold coins. Dealers and knowledgeable...
You can go back 20 years on the NGC and PCGS forums and find posts/threads discussing this subject of MS70 and copper coins. Even back then, it...
Nope, they aren't. Larry partially explained this above but he forgot to mention one important detail - die polish lines are raised on the coin,...
Good to see ya back :) As for the boys, after watching them grow up (from a distance) for the past several years - you got nuttin to worry...
Not anymore you don't. Only allowed to have 1 - and this is it now.
Someday ??? [IMG] "Someday" arrived in 2008. edit - hmmm, for some reason the link isn't working correctly, try this -...
@Paddy54 @Islander80-83 Fair warning to both of you. This thread is now locked so you can't do it here, but if either one of you, or both of...
Mr. Bowers has been writing articles about TPG grading, and saying the same things that I've been saying, for as long as I have been saying them -...
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