I also have a very great respect for restorers. We owe this profession our hobby.
Hello Pishpash, It is a common misconception that one can clean coins with olive oil. Especially less cleaned coins are indeed frequently...
I like the ongoing thread very much. The example impressively demonstrates that especially under thick deposits, the metal can be perfectly...
I would rather say "painting & tooling" are not my friends. "Smoothing" is frequently condemned as wrong and let me repeat at this point something...
Like Joe and Jeff, I claim to be a collector of what Jeff is calling "investment quality". And I can understand exactly what Jeff means with coins...
Dear Jeff, every collector of "investment quality" coins should offer from time to time her or his showpieces to the coin dealer next-door and...
Thanks a lot, great Job! That is very interesting, I will keep on studying this.
I am really curious where I can find the rarity list.
I support that.
@jeff: Your Septimius Severus seems to be perfect looking like it was rather washed than mechanically cleaned, which is very rare. Although I do...
For me, one decisive reason why sestertii are magnetic is that it is so challenging to find high quality items. One cannot stop looking for the...
Usually, I am not a fan of second century denarii because the vast majority leaves much to be desired from point of the style. Nevertheless, one...
Dear Jeff, BTW, which of the two coins would you recommend from point of the investment? Greetings, Matthias Pius sestertius, 7'000 EUR +:...
Hadrien Rambach - a well known numismatist - wrote in cooperation with Alan Walker a very informative article on "heifer aurei", where the 24...
Dear Jeff, I appreciate that you clearly mentioned that just a fraction of the coins has "investment quality". Further, I agree with your...
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