atari1050
New Member
Hey Folks-
Just a general tip here.
I know, it's human nature, we are curious, we want to know the mystery, but for the Love of Pete, please STOP rubbing your finds!
Oh my goodness, if I see one more guy on Youtube rubbing his silver, it's going to kill me.
As a numismatist, this just absolutely rubs me the wrong way (pun intended).
Yes, I know, the coins are old, and most likely worn, but that is not always the case! I've seen people pull out Standing Liberty coins and Mercs that were in awesome shape (Liberty: breast plate detail was still in place, Merc: fully separated vertical bars on the reverse).
If ya rub 'em, ya ruin 'em!
So, what do you do? Well, there's one video (sorry, I don't have the link) where the guy uses a little spray bottle to end the mystery.
But, why not treat it like Christmas or Hanukkah? Keep the mystery intact until you read up on the "Cleaning your finds" forum here and then clean them when you get home!
Thoughts?
Mike
Just a general tip here.
I know, it's human nature, we are curious, we want to know the mystery, but for the Love of Pete, please STOP rubbing your finds!
Oh my goodness, if I see one more guy on Youtube rubbing his silver, it's going to kill me.
As a numismatist, this just absolutely rubs me the wrong way (pun intended).
Yes, I know, the coins are old, and most likely worn, but that is not always the case! I've seen people pull out Standing Liberty coins and Mercs that were in awesome shape (Liberty: breast plate detail was still in place, Merc: fully separated vertical bars on the reverse).
If ya rub 'em, ya ruin 'em!
So, what do you do? Well, there's one video (sorry, I don't have the link) where the guy uses a little spray bottle to end the mystery.
But, why not treat it like Christmas or Hanukkah? Keep the mystery intact until you read up on the "Cleaning your finds" forum here and then clean them when you get home!
Thoughts?
Mike