I'll keep it simple - walk away Randy.
:) I have confidence in ya, you'll figure it out.
Hope all goes well Randy. Pictures huh ? Well, how about a couple that you don't see every day. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Randy, when it comes to toning, the cases you have those coins in are as big of a problem, if not bigger, than anything else. They're wood, and...
Sal, do yourself a favor and buy one of these - https://www.amazon.com/Coin-World-Almanac/dp/0944945600 Then have a permanent paper copy that...
What makes a "rare" coin ? You might want to read this thread - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-do-you-define-rare-in-numismatics.279980/...
I tried to look at the full report but the link you posted isn't working, at least not right now. [ATTACH] But here's the problem I see with...
OK, ya sold me. I've just never seem 'em lose that much.
Simple answer - no. Could it lose weight ? Yeah sure, but no where near that much.
Wear. It's fairly straightforward, wear is flat and smooth; weakly struck areas will have a texture to them and look slightly rough and or...
You still don't know that. PL, DMPL and Proof coins as well - they all have luster.
It's really very simple. The thing about wear is this - it doesn't matter what caused it, it only matters that it HAS been caused. Roll friction,...
If the question is - did PCGS grading standards change in 2004 (as in get a whole lot more lenient) and was it noticed then ? The answer doesn't...
Yes it was both started and noticed in 2004, and the evidence, which is printed in black and white by PCGS themselves, very definitively backs...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ... Oh wait that's the wrong story :sorry: OK, I got it now. Long ago, it was discovered that one...
I'm not sure why you're thinking that Rich, but I never said anything like that. In fact, I said the opposite. What I said was - With the...
It is not uncommon to find gold coins with trace amounts of silver in them. It's naturally occurring in the gold ore. And some gold ore has quite...
o_O Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - no. World coins ! ;)
Geez Larry ! Even I only made it to 4 feet :D
Xylene is mostly used in the painting industry. So is acetone. But there are several paints that acetone simply won't dissolve or clean up, but...
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