Maybe, not! You will only no it after you stripped the "grease patina". Maybe, somebody wanted to conceal spots with bronze disease. Even then,...
Do not mix those fluids! Just put the coins one night in benzine and one night in a separate bowl in acetone. Purchase a pair of acetone...
In the catalog descriptions, the term "smoothing" is frequently abused in order to avoid the terms "tooling" or "re-cutting". In Germany,...
Well, maybe, I am leaving a slightly wrong impression since I am always talking only about acetone. You have to put the bronzes into both acetone...
Here is my Vespasian Dupondius without laureate bust to the left. This coin used to be allocated to Commagene. Based on new reseach results, it...
two nice coins, thank you for showing.
I want to quote here something very good that Valentinian posted in similar tread where we discussed about prices with focus on the bronzes....
Maybe, as a "lesson learned", one should clearly instruct one's spouse to go with the inherited coins to the right auction house specialized in...
Dear Jeff, Of course, due to the financial crisis, the money in circulation increased dramatically and the prices for immovable properties in...
I am wondering where this coin has been listed.
Dear Doug, Dear John, I like your explanations very much. Based on Doug's example of this double portrait provincial bronze, one can clearly...
When thinking about ancient coins' prices, I am wondering why is such a gem whopping 10 gram silver so cheap? It is rare and of perfect portrait...
This is particular nice with an innovative way of depicting a coin. Thank you.
very nice. Thank you for showing.
Dear Jeff, thanks for sharing your precious items with us. It is a great honor for me to be in contact with you. Greetings, Marc
I 100% agree with that. If you are going to a dealer, you will get straight away the money you deserve. o_O Afterwards, one should not complain...
:wideyed:Unbelievable, Jeff, this is the best coin of this excessively rare empress I encountered with a wonderful round flan and the find-spot...
The eyes are completely clean?
Well, for me, low estimates have an ambivalent effect. On the one side, they are making me greedy and on the other, I am becoming somehow...
Maybe, one can easily clean this coins from the deposits. I would try first try at an inconspicuous spot close to the rim before riding the eye zone.
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