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Nice piece, quite handsome. Generally mahogany is the choice of wood for a coin cabinet and will not be as likely to lead to unwanted toning. I believe walnut or cherry are also alternatives. All of … (View Post)

I don’t think solvents will likely help here. Mylar is pretty tough and anything that might react with it might damage the coin. Be cautious regarding noxious fumes with any sort of chemical reaction… (View Post)

I recall seeing coins like this in the bust half series. Weakness in strikes with 200 years of non-archival storage methods lead to coins of questionable uncirculated status. The coins are sometimes … (View Post)

The only existential threat to the survival of coin collecting is the development of counterfeit coins of such high quality that a human can not detect the forgery. This does not exist yet, but it wo… (View Post)

Computerized machines control some of the most important systems in the world, including security. There is no reason why, built correctly, this could not work. (View Post)