OK. A week has passed, over 80 views of this coin...and, aside from Ripley's like, nary a word! What have I done that begs for undoing, here? I...
When I started selling on eBay, several other folks I knew that had experience told me to be super-careful, and even then to expect to be burned,...
Is there a numismatic glossary on CT? I'm tired of wondering about the arcana. Thanks...
Mine is a Pioneer EX 'Bounty Hunter'. Three years ago my 25 YO daughter comes to me in tears, wailin' about her lost nose-pin wit' a wee diamond...
Oh ye of little faith. Press on, all well be well.
Very good! I spent 20 minutes or so, and came away with several good ideas. I'll go there again.
First three Ancients; Before treatment... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Three for starters...I intend to process as follows: 1) Remove olive oil...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] ~27.2mm; 10.0gm; smooth edge; copper? Pairs of initials...Mint-marks? Obverse: H.L. at the foot of the shield; Reverse: T.A....
Aaahhh...Just wear it, or carry it. It is, after all, just a coin. It deserves the light, not darkness and the solitude of a drawer. Anyone...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Today, for $25, including the plastic. I'll remove it and retake pics if requested. I'll stick my neck out and (using my new...
The cynic in me says Grandma had it stashed and when she died, it got spent by kin...many folks just don't look, except at the numbers in the...
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Applause! Such scholarship, so routinely available on CT; and from this member! Applause, I say!
Dang! Tuff luk, Bro...nevr hev heerd uv sech a thang! First time for everything, it has been said...
I'll start with the largest, and only a couple at a time, and gently. We'll see where that goes. Thanks for the encouragement! Pics, before &...
Well...I just had lunch with the fellow who sold me these Ancients. Upshot was a fifty percent reduction in purchase price, without any cash...
Lovely! If I can manage success on that order I'm very willing to practice patience. I'll sort 'em by material if I can, and try a little of...
Hi, Rip...I AM daring! Are there published protocols for electrolysis of Ancients? Specifically; electrolytes, voltage, current density,...
Ahhh...Soaking in WHAT? Are you a Distilled Water believer? Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Denatured Alcohol? Thanks!
YUP! If you were to have received these for nothing, what would you do to begin a process of restoration/redemption? I can afford to learn about...
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