Looks great! I wouldn't worry about it being cleaned or dipped.
Looks great! And the family will get some use out of it as well.
Looking at Google, they have some pretty impressive building on the site and the Masons square cut out in bushes.
I had to search the address. Looks like that medal is from a Masonic compound or retirement village.
I should have put a smiley face after my question, it was meant tongue-in-cheek.
Haha!
I was looking over my collection and here are some coins with issues that collectors of moderns may not be able to look past: [ATTACH] Irregular...
Based on this experience, do you think you'll be shopping at Bertolami in the future?
I think a lot is going to depend on the coin in question.
I've been dipping my feet in Byzantine coinage this year, here's mine from the Doug Smith collection: [IMG] Basil II & Constantine VIII,...
I'm surprised you're buying and not just digging them up! ;) Nice score. Maybe one day I'll try to put together a set like Bing did...or at...
Looks good!
If they have a phone number, I would call them. Skype is pretty cheap for international calls.
Very cool!
I applaud your ability to pick a specialty, maybe in another year it will further expand to include all Roman coins? My ancient coin collection...
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