Are these images from the same coin? The two images make it look like there are two different blank thicknesses.
Definitely seems modern to me. It looks like pewter or lead? Likely the moneyer put these two different time periods to ensure it would not be...
Nothing you say is off base here, and nothing I put forth was to prove something for all dies. It's fascinating history and a great conversation...
Personally, I doubt it was done without magnification. Humans always want to make things easier, and magnification helps in many applications....
This is actually what I do for my hobby, other than coin collecting. Mostly using hand-push gravers and handmade punches, I try to do it like they...
[IMG] Schweidnitz Boar's Head Heller Silesia, City of Schweidnitz ~1390-1450 Obv: Boar's Head, right, long tusks protruding with large eye. Rev:...
Thanks all - It is not very uniform on the coin - more uniform on the back than the front. I will have to give VerdiCare a try. I think the battle...
Hey All. I have recently been going through my grandmother's coin collection. There was an old Whitman folder for these Indian Head cents,...
[IMG]Recently have been getting into Handhellers what with the current plague. Last purchase of 2020, first coins in of 2021: 15 assorted...
I have a lion bracteate of Brunswick as well, although a bit later than yours =] Albrecht der Große 1252-1279 A few small tears in the flan,...
Thanks for confirming my suspicions. I really appreciate the help. Ill break out the acetone and report on the progress.
Hello everyone! I have been playing with a new light box and noticed a few green spots on one of my silver Hellers. Any opinions on if this is...
Beautiful Lüneberg Bracteate! One of my favorites.
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