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If the BD reappears, you might want to try a longer distilled water soak before resorting the the washing soda. I think of the washing soda as...
That's a very attractive sestertius, the perfect type coin! The patina and strike are very nice, and the reverse has an important historical...
It just seems to be part of human nature to try to "improve" things, such as cleaning coins. Some cleaning is absolutely necessary, such as hoard...
How upsetting! I think the photo posted on eBay was processed through Photoshop. If you cannot return the coin, all is not lost. The areas of...
I just looked at the Maurice Tiberius folles on acsearch.info and I counted 16 RY 20 folles, all from Antioch, but no RY 21 folles from any mint....
Thank you for the additional information. It would be very interesting to determine the population of known RY 21 examples versus RY 20. I know...
Here's an owl, an imitative one from the Levant I believe, looking pretty much as it emerged from the ground. When there are deposits and...
Of course. I don't recommend soaking the slab in acetone. As for the color, that doesn't bother me personally. The oxidation appears to be...
Nice owls! I see some oxidation on the OP coin. The yellowish color could be due to lighting or photographic settings. The tiny red deposits...
I find, as I get older, moving rapidly to that time in one's life where hardware (body) and information processing (brain) becomes increasingly...
Yes, going through a box of loose mixed ancients can be a nice way to pass the time. I need to talk to the dealer in a couple of weeks, when he...
As I mentioned in my post today, of the Sassanian drachm, I visited my favorite coin shop yesterday. I always need to call in advance to be sure...
Thank you! I was surprised to find this coin in a box of dark, mostly worn late Roman bronzes, but I think it was just thrown in at some point.
I was at my local coin shop yesterday. There are others, but they don't have the stock of world coins and ancients as my favorite shop in Willow...
I think that tie-like style is just the way the delta was engraved for that die.
The delta character is located on some of Ptolemy I's tetradrachms behind the ear and within the hair curl. Take a look maridvnvm's coin, posted...
I'm interested in what swamperbob has to say. I always enjoy his posts. Would you provide a link? Thanks
There is a view of the world, that is quite popular unfortunately, that relegates just about everything to that of a commodity. It is a view that...
The whole point of collecting coins, ancient or modern, is to undertake a journey of discovery and fulfillment through an appreciation of history,...
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