Nice starter group for a beginner.
I am still buying gold and silver medals etc for my collections, but not as bullion.
The Germans were very frugal when it came to using up their dies. Besides the die cracks like the ones described above there are lots of over...
Nice job, with just the distilled water? In time it will tone down and not look so cleaned.
Heavy, I would agree with you if the coin was high grade and had a finish worth protecting. The greatest risk to the coin in question here is...
That black is probably a combo of grease and dirt. I would soak it in dish soap for about a week and then work it over with an old tooth brush....
Westphalia tried a series with a high denomination coin in silver and some gold plated version portraying von Stein and Annette von Huelshoff.
If I owned it I would put it in the "free" box at my wife's next garage sale.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] To me nothing says German Unity better than this medal design of 1871. The medal exists in bronze and silver and I would expect...
Leather in a vice might work if the coin is not too thin and or too brittle. I have put slightly bent (not crimpt ) coins between two pieces of...
There is a silver version of this medal too.
There is also another book well worth reading on the history of Swiss Neutrality : Target Switzerland by Stephen P. Halbrook published by Da Capo...
One more thing when using my method make sure you saw along the seam and not across it. And to Stu the medal I unslabbed was mis-attributed as to...
It is really very simple, safe and easy. I un-slabed a very rare gold medal this way; firmly put holder in vice with a corner on top. Notch the...
The Hitler Youth pin has rust so it is iron and therefore magnetic. With the Hitler Youth one must remember that unlike our scouting groups it...
Nice older version. These have been made over the years. The modern versions are not made from the original coins and are marked "Japan".
This looks like a modern series piece. The legend states that this is the city's coat of arms circa 1900 while the other side gives a city view of...
All good deeds should be rewarded in this fashion.
Adolph's goal in life as he once said is roughly I don't care if I am loved or hated as long as I am not forgotten. Well it looks like he has...
Not that I know of, but all are considered to be scarce if not rare.
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