Yeah, those spreadsheets are totally awesome. It's also good to double check the RIC books once you find that reference number.
This is an update for this Gallienus BI Antonianus that I've been cleaning. Also, it's part of the lot from Serbia that I purchased recently. I...
Awesome Philip I coin for sure. Here is one of my own, a Sestertius, but a different type. [ATTACH] Philip I AE Sestertius, Rome mint, 14g,...
[ATTACH] This is the progress of the coin right now. It shows a lot of promise which is why I want to work on the coin.
Using Renaissance Wax right now is a bad idea because you can lock in whatever problem the coin has.
A lot of the patina flaked away. I brushed some of it off with a toothbrush. Used cotton swabs and a lot came off. A little bit more comes off...
I have had a couple problems and I can certainly post those later. One coin, the patina flaked off from just using cotton swabs. The core of the...
It could be a Byzantine weight. If that is so, what would it be used to weigh. It is pretty small and maybe only is about a couple grams.
[ATTACH] Gallienus BI Antoninianus, 253-268 AD, Rome mint, 2.0g, 20mm OBV: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head right. REV: MARTI PACIFERO, Mars...
You never know what you'll find in some lots. I spotted that 2 Soldi coin in the dealer photo and he asked me if I wanted it out and I said leave...
Islamic coins never held much interest for me but that coin ain't bad for gold. Can't help ya, my friend. Nice score though.
You are totally right. Perhaps late Medieval or early modern.
[ATTACH] 1684-1691 AD, 2 Soldi, Anonymous Coinage, Dalmatia and Albania under Venice, Italy, 5.7g, 29mm OBV: *SAN·MARC·VEN*, Facing winged lion...
There are quite a few of those Sri Lanka Roman imitative coins at VCoins. The price ain't too bad for most of them.
Some people believe that slabs don't raise prices on coins but that is not what I have observed in the time I've been collecting.
Those are some very good questions, Doug. I had a talk with the seller and he is ok with selling the coins to me at that price. If he changes his...
Thanks chrsmat71. It is almost always a gamble with uncleaned coins. Those crusty ones are going to be difficult to clean. Looks like dirt that...
I totally missed this thread since I was gone for awhile but now I don't know where to start. Not to mention that I don't have a lot of animal...
It's fun cleaning ancient coins and don't expect to find what you want and expect to find coins you wouldn't normally expect to get. Thanks John,...
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