[ATTACH] Try bouncing a lot of light around the room but have none directly on the coin or use a ring light that lights evenly from all sides...
Don't sniff the money. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/cocaine.traces.money/
To have fewer coins at this time next year than I do today???
I had no previous experience with Andronicus bronzes but a little research suggests to me that Steve's coin is better than most. There are many...
Acetone is suggested. This coin had slime but not the damage I have seen on others so I decided to try what was at hand since I have no acetone....
For delicates, I use plastic gemstone cups which fit in a foam tray. They come in various sizes with 24 and 30 to the tray being common here....
I find the differences in the faces interesting. Helios aged and got rougher looking in a hundred years. I wonder if there is some historical...
I am not aware of other uses and chemicals. I am not a cleaning specialist. I do not believe in protective coatings but have not studied that...
If you consider Provincials 'reasonable' we must be looking at different Provincials. Of course anything almost seems reasonable when you are...
I'd say we have a difference of opinion here but I agree that the ticket is a major addition to the coin. IMHO the coin wins because it is my...
The last coin I will receive this year came today two days ahead of the eBay predicted date. The post office has been doing well this month....
I am unaware of any other example. That does not mean there is not one but you may be looking in vain.
From my fabric page: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fabric.html [IMG] [IMG] "Another very round coin shows a different method of edge...
If you read between the lines on these, you see that the Maximinus II is rated scarce while the other two rulers are common. The issue that...
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When posting an unknown, it is good to give a size. This type is usually large enough (21mm) to be called AE2. The Theodosius I and Cyzicus ID...
I forgot to mention. Thanks to the CT member who tipped me on the Emesa coin. It is not a very nice example in terms of grade but it is...
On Boxing Day, I thought you were supposed to give the postman a gift but here it worked the other way and I got two coins from two different...
All are great but I do consider the first three over the rest.
This last coin you show has III in the reverse field and A in the obverse field. It is much larger diameter than the 17mm coin you posted first....
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