Its better than this one http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/vaughncoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1538&large=0 If you can get it for under $40,...
Assuming its a Dyrrachium drachm or a Vespasian denarius (as I would guess), its not very rare at all and he can find a better one very quickly....
Oh, don't get me wrong, I LOVE better coins. I'd rather wait around for a nicer example if I can. But its not always possible, and certainly not...
In this case, waiting is a legitimate option. But you must remember that with ancient coins, it could take years for you to find a better one (or...
The Probus looks MUCH better in your pictures. Good buy!
You're right, my bad. For some reason I had corrosion in mind from the start. That being said, I still think removal would be the best choice.
That looks more like dirt or encrustation on the surface. It could most likely be removed by gentle picking.
Pictures would be rather helpful.
Osterreich is Austria.
This Panama Pacific exhibition will never come to anything. And the commemorative coins are just ugly! Besides, who has $100+ to blow on ugly,...
Oxidation on silver usually only occurs in the ground. I doubt that you'll have many problems with it, unless you actually stored it in a bottle...
Numismatic Art in America is a very good buck, chock-full of contemporary accounts such as that one. Be sure to take that letter with a grain of...
Its a French 10 centimes or so of Napoleon III. Interesting host for a Masonic counterstamp.
It has great character, I would prefer that over a better preserved example. You have a good eye!
The only two I own were, I think, taken from circulation by my grandfather.
Ba-zing!
Nothing wrong there, stick to it.
Just got the book today and started reading. Very interesting. The author's style is light and often playful, a delighting break from the dry,...
I really must learn to start evaluating things more objectively - there was a ridiculously obvious piece of data staring us right in the face the...
The fouree core of a Dyrrachium drachm. Similar to http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg1900.html
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