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Re: Dipping coins makes one a coin doctor
Treat this as anecdotal, but JA has remarked several times that he doesn't mind spot removal as a conservation technique, but draws the line when there's raw (shiny) metal exposed. That particular re… (View Post)1 -
Re: Dipping coins makes one a coin doctor
@MFeld and I both served on a special PNG task force to create a Coin Doctoring Definition for industry-wide use. Not hobby-wide. Purists and scientists can disagree with it. John Albanese, with Laur… (View Post)1 -
Re: Dipping coins makes one a coin doctor
The final statement by PNG was sufficiently vague that it was commercially viable. And Laurie shut up because a good-faith effort was made on defining the problem and the public's consciousness was r… (View Post)7 -
Re: Dipping coins makes one a coin doctor
The "task force" did not reach agreement, nor did it have to. I passed along a four-page report with many details that was digested by the "statement committee". The "dipping… (View Post)1 -
Re: My ANA auction NEWP finally arrived today - a Morgan dime.
My point about TruView DCAM representation can somewhat anecdotally confirmed by a few very expensive coins where the ball was totally dropped, but I'll retract my statement about the prevalence of D… (View Post)1