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shanonmore

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  1. shanonmore
    I am about to move and even though I sent my coins in to be graded via registered priority mail, it still took four days. So, I asked my mail person how long registered mail generally takes and they said it could take up to twenty days.
    Does anyone have advice on this. I've already paid for Express grading service for my first six coins (inherited a huge non-graded collection) however, I really didn't think much about the mails turnaround times and marked registered mail for the return route. Should I get a hold of NGC and have them change that to Fedex since my coins probably won't be done until Monday AM? I live in California and they're in Florida and I'm supposed to be on a truck and moving on July 27th and would hate for the people who bought our house to get the coins. I would love any advice!
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    Is Acetone Really Safe??
    I have a Buffalo Nickel that is in excellent condition, without any flattened surfaces and a really nice strike however, it is really dirty. It isn't corrosion, it's just dirt. I am so scared to touch the nickel with anything since I am so new to all this and I was pretty much handed over (inherited) this 2000 coin collection that wasn't well cared for and I've heard everything from mineral oil, to olive oil, to acetone can be used to clean coins but, I'm scared of this one especially getting rejected for grading by NGC. Please someone with experience in this give me some advice! I know with antiques you just leave them be, I have plenty of those. I just don't want the dirt on this coin getting in the way of it's eye appeal.
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    Okay, forgot how to read archived answers, but I really need to remember the cleaning buffalo nickels thing!
    Six months later, and who know's how many buying and selling activities later etc, now I'm back to my original question. How can I clean a dirty Buffalo? I bought about eight off this person, all just dirty as all get out but early twenties and you could tell their are mintmarks and good detailing (horn's etc.) under the grime, so for me to do anything with them...most likely just sell them to reinvest in Morgan's, I need to cut through the grime without risking them not being grade ready for either NGC or PCGS. Any ideas? I know I got some good ones before, but I moved and lost all my backup from my old broadband server.
    Thanks,
    Shannon
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    I would have used my nail polish remover
    Thank you so much for the reminder on the pure Acetone! You have no idea how much you just saved these Buffalo's! Unfortunately, I believe two look like they were touched with a cleaner that isn't approved just by the uncharachteristic color but the rest were left alone which is best. I believe I have some treasure's in these once they are de-grimed!
    Oh, and to the unhappy journal poster...no I do not ask a Barber how to cut my hair as I am female and go to a professional stylist however, I do not pay and enjoy a club made up of stylists nor would I wish to. I come here to learn about and enjoy being a numismatist, which is what I believe this is what this place is for. Unfortunately, there is too much conflicting information on the web to take seriously and here, I know is a group of serious numismatists who know what they are talking about! So basically, that's sort of apples and oranges to me.
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    WB, Wheaties and me
    I barely ever post to the journal, not my thing to be put out here in the public forum like this but, something happened both these past few weeks and today that really made me feel as though I needed to.
    I will start with the fact that as with most mornings I heard the familiar honk of my mail person at about ten AM to tell me I had to sign for a package. I went outside and did the normal deal and came inside to open my bounty. For the third time in about a month, a fellow collector I had met at a trading site we both belonged to had sent me yet another GORGEOUS wheat penny (slabbed by NGC) for my Collector's Society Registry. We will call this person WB, but I can say that I was just astounded at how amazingly nice this person has been, regardless of how let down he's felt about certain aspects of this hobby, and professionals that have dealt with his beloved coins lately.
    I am a new, young and admittedly naive collector and this person has patiently helped me, guided me, taken his time to receive coins I needed help looking over (taken his personal time looking them over) and just made aspects of this hobby so much clearer to me. How lucky am I to have run across someone like this? It just made me think today that while having this registry and striving to get all these points, and perfect coins, and high grades into my registry is all fine and dandy....the most satisfying aspect of this hobby has been people like WB (and let me say there are many) who have been so wonderful in sharing their knowledge and time to make this experience more enjoyable for me.
    So while WB is very disenchanted with aspects of NGC right now, I truly hope he'll take some gratification in knowing he's not only gained a fellow numismatist with a newfound respect for wheaties (I really dreaded going through them before) but, I also look forward to the day when I have enough knowledge to do the same for another. With the slabs and registries and all that aside, I'm thinking that may be a bigger upside to this hobby in the long run anyway!!
    Thanks WB...you certainly know who you are !!!