I lucked into mine. Dealer I know happened to have all three come in and gave me first Crack. I bought quarter since always love the design, went...
One bit of advice I would give you is; "there is always another coin". I understand, when you first see what is possible to own you want to own...
I think it looks nice personally. I detest shiny white coins, but know they need to be cleaned after found to get rid of horn silver and other...
Acetone can always lighten toning, if said toning is actually some dirt or something. I like acetone since it will never hurt an honest coin, but...
Our hobby, unfortunately, is simply replete with such stories over the past 40+ years that just I am personally aware. My old dealer friend who...
I come and go, like most people, with coins. I actually adjust what I buy based upon what is available to purchase. I can go for a few months as...
I like them, but human nature determines people will use money they prefer, all things being equal. Congress got sidetracked by special interests...
The temple of Artemis at Ephesus was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Originally a structure built in the 7th century BC, (attributed by...
I think mostly wear, with of course different mother coins. Edit: Just saw crossed posts. I would defer to @The Eidolon if he calls the second a...
Disclosure, I don't know the market but would be around where the last for posters guessed, (around $15k) as a guess. Then again, a 1902 indian...
Yeah, I fear the future with this repatriating nonsense. Sounds like a lot more stuff might be in harms way. Any one location can be dangerous. No...
Yeah, I really hate museums for all of the reasons cited. If they did what they used to do, and actually display their items, I would like it. I...
Yeah, salt water or salty soil. As an illustration, maybe it was lost near the sea where salt deposits in the soil. That would also cause thus...
Yeah, and also which Krause? I hear from many current Krause pricing is all over the board and really have no bearing to the hobby at all anymore....
Good writeup. You are right, almost any sulfur source except for paper is "too much", and the sulfur reacts too violently and therefore not as...
Look at @sand coin in post number two. See how its toned in front of the face? Also notice how the toned area is lustrous, (shiny)? That is the...
Yeah, but on silver high doses of sulphur in a short reaction time react differently that low doses of sulfur over a long period. That is how you...
I think some of the concern and desire to differentiate is both durability and desirability. What most would call natural toning takes more time...
True silver toning comes from intact surfaces of the silver that melted when struck. Some ancients that were buried fairly quickly can retone, no...
Basically agree. Spot is the current cash market price for the commodity that day. "Melt value" can be used as the value of the pm in the item,...
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