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Metalman
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 Posted 05/23/2013 11:20 pm
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| I would like to detect the whole of the whitehouse lawns,gardens etc! There has got to be a lot of stuff to be found there. |
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| Musket Ball
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Metalman
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Posted 04/30/2013 10:22 pm
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The best way to date the ball is first to do some historical research for your area, for instance were any revolutionary battles fought near you?
can you detect any place that the filler over flow was clipped from the ball? todays lead balls have no such clip since they are machine made.
Can you tell if the ball is 100% lead? many of todays balls are a composition of lead and fillers like tin to harden them a little.
balls were for the most part replaced by the mini ball which is bullet shaped by the time of the civil war.
my guess is if the ball is old it's from the revolution or before.
nice finds for sure, any finds that have you puzzling the past are great finds.
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| Do Batteries Make A Difference?
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Metalman
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Posted 04/23/2013 08:09 am
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I actually like recharageable batteries, the output stays at 5 volts until they are dead unlike alkaline which decrease in voltage as they discharge.
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| Ethics Question
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Metalman
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Posted 04/22/2013 1:06 pm
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I have to side with Dave he did nothing wrong, even going back to where he bought the coin is not a problem.
I have in the past bought coins on eBay,from coin shops,coin dealers and private people that I have profitted on, I have no guilt no remorse and no regrets for any of them.
I guarantee you that when dealers buy they do not buy at full value they buy in order to make a profit and that profit margin is determined by many different things, silver value,numismatic value and all of that is calculated based on that days market.
there is nothing dishonest,wrong or immoral about making a profit even if that profit is 500% over purchase price.
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| Do Batteries Make A Difference?
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Metalman
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Posted 04/22/2013 07:29 am
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batteries do matter and keeping fresh batteries in your machine is always a good idea.
One question about how you cycle your batteries.
when you change your batteries do you cycle the partially discharged batteries so that they are completely discharged before recharging them again?
For most rechargeables this is important as they can actually hold a false full charge when they are used again and not provide optimum output for your machine.
The next question is about where your searching, is it the same area or a different area where you are experiancing more false hits?
mineralization(salt) can give you many false hits.
I'm not real familiar with the 250 but on my whites if I start getting a lot of false hits I change to relic or a custom program to defeat them.
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| My 97-O Morgan Just Came Back From PCGS
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Metalman
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Posted 04/14/2013 8:36 pm
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I personally think you got ripped on the grade, Just look at the PCGS guide says as to what a 64 should be and tell me what it is on your coin that makes it less?
This is what bothers me the most about PCGS there own guide makes this coin a 64 and yet it returns as a 62.
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| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 1892 Indian Cent For Grading
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Metalman
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Posted 04/14/2013 11:51 am
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Nice coin, I can't get a good fix on a few of the details but the coin could easily be MS around a 62 the un even color on the obverse bothers me a little.
If the cheek and the ribbon show any rub at all then I would put it at AU-55. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| What Was In Your Change
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Metalman
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Posted 04/14/2013 10:30 am
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Just about everything was in circulation when I was a kid, silver dimes,quarters and halves were easily found and wheaties by the handful were found in rolls.
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| How Do You Know If Nickels Are Proofs?
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Metalman
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Posted 04/13/2013 11:26 pm
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Look at a known proof nickel pay special attention to the fields where they meet the rim and then look at a known circulation strike,on the proof coin the field and rim meet at pretty much a 90 degree angle very straight sides down the inside of the rim to the field, on the circulation coin the field meets the inside rim with a slightly coved or rounded appearance.
This is true of most proof coins in all denoms when compared to a circulation strike coin. |
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| How Do You Get Your Coins Graded
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Metalman
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Posted 04/13/2013 9:31 pm
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pertinax ,I guarantee you that carl has a very firm grasp on grading and his collection reflects that grasp.
The real simple fact is that the older collectors learned to grade because there were no TPG's around to do it for them.
I started collecting in 1969 PCGS was established in 1985.
carl is a little older than me.
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| How Do You Get Your Coins Graded
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Metalman
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Posted 04/13/2013 2:41 pm
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The very best way is to spend the time to learn to grade yourself and grade your own coins, for a collector that has no intention of selling anytime soon this is the very best and cheapest method.
If you want your coins graded by a TPG then you either join PCGS and submit your coins with the appropriate amount of money for them to grade them for you.
You use anacs and submit your coins with the right amount of money for them to grade your coins for you.
I personally like grading my own coins and I always advise everyone new collector or seasoned to grade their own coins, it has a real benefit to the hobby and to the collectors as a whole.
TPG's have bred a whole generations of fast food coin collectors IMHO.
The only thing TPG's are good for in reality is to certify the coin is real and not fake and then only if there is a real question about authenticity. |
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| Opinion On Whether To Use Acetone?
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Metalman
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Posted 04/12/2013 11:34 am
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purists such as myself will tell you that the coin is a natural un althered coin with some dirt and grime in the details, once that is removed the coin is altered from it's natural state and as such it becomes a cleaned coin.
one of the easiest things in the world to spot is a coin that has been acetone bathed just look at the the interior and the edges of the details where the dirt and grime has stopped the coin from toning/aging in the same manner as the rest of the coin, once you take the dirt off those portions of the coin they are different in color/patina and luster than the rest of the coin it's very easily spotted by someone who is looking for it.
One of the best methods of avoiding this type of thing is to only buy coins that you can leave alone once purchase encapsulate them as they are preserve them for future generations of collectors and enjoy them while you have them. |
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| What Does Luster Look Like
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Metalman
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Posted 04/07/2013 09:42 am
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the best way to see luster is by looking at a coin that (silver works best) that has never been circulated, hold the coin on the edges and tilt it slowly back and forth and watch the light go around the coin, then do the same with a coin that has been polished with silver polish and note the difference in how the light works on the coins surface.
The difference is original luster once you see it you will never miss it again when you see it, or when you don't.
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| How Can You Tell If A Coin Has Been Cleaned
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Metalman
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Posted 04/06/2013 10:20 pm
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I agree with all of the above and would add that coins that have circulated should have some signs of dirt and accumulated grime in the details the absence of any accumulation of stuff in the details could be a sign the coin has been cleaned even if was only soaked in acetone or some other solution.
I consider coins that have had such treatments to be cleaned just not abrasively cleaned.
swirls,hairlines that all go the same direction would be signs of a whizzed or abrasively cleaned coin.
Here is an example of an abrasively cleaned coin.
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