I don't know of any other process that can thoroughly strip the patina off a coin and leave just the thin core, other than maybe some sort of acid...
That there is an example of why you shouldn't clean your ancient coins by electrolysis.
I really like the colorful mineral deposits on the SS bronze. If it's any consolation, the last few times I went to Baltimore, Harlan Berk didn't...
Beautiful coin!
Perhaps a die chip?
Those are very nice examples of the types, Svein! I recently found a class A2 follis that I haven't received yet. This is the seller's image......
That's one of the best reverse strikes I've seen on an ant of Postumus. Great find!
These were the smallest Roman imperial coins minted before the reforms of AD 349 produced the AE2 Falling Horsemen. But they would not remain the...
By the way, we fondly call those serrated Seleucids "bottle caps" for obvious reasons. [ATTACH]
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The great thing is though, once you're out of food, the toilet paper lasts longer. :)
My expertise isn't so great actually, compared to many other members of this forum. Perhaps someone with more experience would deem it authentic,...
I don't believe it's genuine. It's covered with obvious casting bubbles, and the devices are present, but soft and mushy like a bad cast. Normal...
Practice makes perfect. It looks like the very first effort of a budding counterfeiter.
I hate when that happens.
THIS IS A PLOT BY BIG POOP TO CORNER THE TP MARKET I TELL YA! [ATTACH]
Well I just got back from the supermarket, and there really has been a run on toilet paper - and everything else it seems. There were long, empty...
I've got this Chinese coin with bronze disease. [ATTACH]
I see that you're a pharmacist.
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