Relax guys. It was a test to see if Charley was paying attention :rolleyes: Devil made me say it I swear he did !
We didn't have "likes" back then. CT had existed quite a long time before we ever had "likes". No thanks necessary but always happy to receive...
You completely misinterpreted my post ! It's not arrogance at all ! I just didn't want to have to type it out for the thousandth time. 1 -...
I can't speak about the modern 99.99% gold, but I can sure speak about the centuries old 98.6% gold coins. And they held up to wear very well...
When I say gold is far harder than most people think it is, I'm talking about people's perception of gold - just how soft they "think" it is....
It could literally be almost anything, but in the end it's one thing - corrosion.
I've posted about it more times than I can even begin to count. Simply do a search using the words "proper cleaning" and posted by me. You'll find...
If it's slabbed by NGC it's already been professionally cleaned as good as it can get.
It works, but to a limited degree. And it works best if you can manage to get the coin to stand on edge - as opposed to laying flat on the bottom,...
Well, there are those of us out there, maybe not a lot of us, there are some. With respect, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. An example...
You'd be amazed at how many folks aren't aware of how much selling a few coins now and then can teach you about buying coins. Selling a few now...
And I encourage you to learn, but when it comes to dipping coins in order to learn you need a teacher - somebody that already knows how to do it...
Are you talking about local online auctions or local live auctions Randy ? I'm asking because if they are online, well you stand the same risk...
Easy answer - don't ! Now don't misunderstand, when used properly, coin dip has absolutely done more to improve the looks and condition/grade of...
And nobody else ever does either. That's the thing about dipping coins, it's always a crapshoot. That said, years ago there was a dealer who got...
You can find a whole lot about almost anything here - https://archive.org/web/ It's better known as the Wayback Machine - 866 billion web pages...
Guys, if you're not already aware you need to be aware that PCGS will only attribute a very short list of varieties and or errors. They will...
The original source of the information in the chart was the US Mint archives. The chart itself is published in each edition of this book -...
It isn't a term really, he was simply using it in a general sense. Regarding your 2nd comment - all coins tone, it is the nature of metal, all metals.
He was simply using it as a generic term, in other words the mixture of whatever gasses you're using - and there are many.
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