Thanks to all who have commented. Especially to Valentinian. Thank you for taking the time to give such a full explanation! After 54 years of...
Don't do it. Dipping would not improve its appearance or its value. It would only make it look, well, dipped. And, being a special gift,...
My coin certainly is made of bronze, and I would have thought that anyone debasing it would just mix the lead in with the melted bronze. But...
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Back in 1963, when I was only 13, I bought my first Roman coin, by mail order, and received a very corroded 14mm bronze of Constantine II. I...
Because they made so many, and because when they stopped making them so many people, and not just collectors, held on to them ("These will be...
Entry Post. Hope you have great holidays!
1 sho (1937 I think) Tapchi mint, from "12 for a dollar" bin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What you have is the earlier design. In 1987 the mint modified the reverse. Besides making the end of the ribbon straighter, they realigned the...
It may be worse than harshly cleaned. While I have bought coins that looked better than the picture, I bid assuming they looked worse. I saw one...
No one has mentioned modern US commemorative gold. If you are just interested in mainly the melt value but want a legal tender coin, the common...
It doesn't look like one used to "fix" a fuse, since it is a zinc center and probably too new for that. Also, there are a lot of scrapes and...
I would like to think that Lincoln was sitting around in a penny jar all those years until somebody cashed in the contents. It happens. But it...
Thank you!
Of course British coins are fun! World coins are fun to collect, in part because I can afford interesting ones without selling my house. I even...
The sad thing is, someone paid $80 (including shipping) for this.
I bought this French Revolution 5 Centime at a flea market for $1. It is dated L'5, which mostly corresponds to 1797, issued under the government...
It looks like grease or some similar substance was struck with the coin. Just as a die can be grease filled, the grease can adhere to the coin in...
I really like the little bee on this 10 mm Ephesus bronze. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Certainly looks like grease, not wear. The letters of "States of" and the "E" in the motto also look weak, and the roof looks floating to me, but...
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