It would take a pretty fair amount of salt to raise the BP of water that much. If I wasn't so lazy, I'd calculate it, but, well, I am. Plus, the...
"NGC grades most U.S. Coins, tokens and medals in addition to coins from Great Britain, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Russia, Canada, Japan, France,...
Both NGC and PCGS have Collectors Club options. NGC's Collectors Society costs $99/year and includes 5 free submissions. PCGS has three levels...
My copy of Rulau is several years old, but I could not find a listing for this token. Sorry. Maybe someone else can be of more service.
I agree that you should check out Heritage and Teletrade. Sometimes you can get some really good deals on Teletrade's weekly auctions. And...
I think he meant that if you had ALREADY bought gold at $900, then if you were to buy some at $800, you could cost average that to improve your...
I agree - that happened after it left the mint
Unless the coin was retoned afterward, you won't have to look for contact marks to see if it's been electrocuted. Electrolysis strips everything...
That all depends on several factors. If your local dealer has coins you like at a price that is agreeable, then buy them. Of course, you're...
yep - no problems here either.
That was my thought, but it would be easier to tell with pictures.
LOL! You been eavesdropping on my wife and I? :thumb:
Thanks for the great clarification, Conder. I knew one of the experts would show up.
Yep. I started to say that this is much like buying lottery tickets, but at least there is some chance that you will win with a lottery ticket....
Electrolysis will take off the verdigris - it will also take off any patina. I know from cleaning a few ancient coppers that electrolysis is...
Beautiful coin, Jack. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I wouldn't use it on copper. Only xylene, Coin Care, or Blue Ribbon for copper coins.
I agree with Mark - it's really hard to tell from the small pics, but the 1st coin looks like N-5 to me as well. I also agree with N-2 1/2 for...
I'm going with MS-67. And I agree with everyone else - this is one of the nicest buff's I've ever seen. /edit to add - I just saw in the title...
Looks like they're on the coin to me, too. But it is really hard to tell things like that from a photo.
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