Looks like PMD to me. :D
It's going to take me a few days to get through all those!
How else would you explain all the wear, other than the grandkid theory? - which isn't bad btw - I have four kids and they break everything. :heated:
Look at my avatar very closely. :)
It may have been a pocket piece - something awarded to a soldier which he then carried around as a memento, mixed in with the rest of his change.
I like the green patina, but the rims are beat up and it's worn as if it were circulation coinage. I find that odd for a medal.
Very nice coin Mat. I particularly like the color - I'm not fond of overly-cleaned ancient silver. And Steve, yours ain't chopped liver either. :)
There seem to be some good tips in there, thank you! I'll try a combination of things that everyone's suggested. Perhaps I should get a lot of...
Anyway, perhaps US collectors tend to be "type A" personalities - one disagreement about a point in grade and all of a sudden everybody pulls out...
Are you referring to the seal stones and impressions? Because if so, I very much enjoyed the last one you posted, and would be happy to see more,...
Thank you very much desertgem!
I click the "like" button to acknowledge that I've read someone's post, or appreciated a coin they've offered, and I do it often - especially if I...
Yes indeed. I'll try it first on some uncleaned ancients that are obviously culls.
You know, I have no aesthetic objection to a halved coin with detail like that. I would take that piece any day of the week over a corroded, ugly...
Thanks guys, I'll wait on the one I posted. Dionysos - can you PM a link to that coin?
No, I didn't think so. The seller wants $70. I didn't think that was too bad, considering what's available in the price range: a lot of pitted,...
Yeah well I figured it was overpriced. Everything is. But I didn't realize it was THAT overpriced.
To me it appears to be a problem-free coin that's simply worn down to Good, with a decent color. If you were in the market for an inexpensive...
Toothpaste sounds one step harsher than olive oil and verdicare, but if those don't work, I'll give it a whirl.
You seem to be the most chemically astute person on the boards, desertgem. I'll give olive oil and soap a chance, and switch to verdicare if it...
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