I can't think of any reason to use distilled water. The minute you put the dirty coin into the clean water, it's, ummm, all dirty.
I didn't say this coin was ancient or medieval...
There's RARELY a "perfect match" on medieval and ancient coins...
I don't try to clean silver ancients. I don't know how. I think the presence of ANY silver (as in billon) sabotages the vaseline process.
There doesn't appear to be the slightest trace of the missing elements; I think this is a more valuable piece than we are acknowledging. Would...
Nor is the back of the neck, a much larger portion missing, I think.
Gap? DDO? Wake up, it's a zombie nibble! Run!!! But seriously, never saw one like that before, cool find!
In summary, vaseline = a mild, non-abrasive, non-caustic organic solvent, but not for silver, whose spots and stains tend to be sulfites and...
Other than the fact that Barbers generally weigh less than 90% of the 50s and 60s, I think it's hard to go wrong buying up those older coins. My...
I have a different theory on ancients. Take one dry coin (as an experiment) and cover it heavily with vaseline, then set it aside for two weeks...
Can't disagree. The buyers are usually too advanced for the material being offered. Last year I made one or two good buys of "new" interests,...
Just like the fish market -- sell 'em or smell 'em!
Agreed - the people who still have discretionary income don't want low-end material, plus a certain disenchantment with gold and silver, contrary...
Here is a little Thai ingenuity; this always cracks me up (30 sec.). http://www.wimp.com/vegetablemarket/
Not on that dog. Nothing personal, but...the...coin...is...bullion. No one's going to buy that coin as a guilty pleasure, and everyone's wasting...
Agreed, but my strategy is going to be a little different; my prices will be LOW, and the money will be made when I re-deploy that capital as good...
In my opinion, two categories of dreck would be coins dug up with a metal detector*, or, recovered (underwater) treasure trove; they already have...
This is nonsense. And as far as a "local library," mine is 2 feet from the computer and contains 37 different catalogs. My coin "bookmarks" now...
USACoinBook is EXACTLY what I've been looking for -- a low-key and transparent and CHEAP place to sell off about $500 worth of duplicates. Best...
Pixlr, great website. Will experiment this coming week.
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