Thats because they ship by the container.
I got mine from Amazon. No inbuilt light. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RI7DHE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looks a bit unusual but it works for me, and I can clean no problem [ATTACH]
Just my two penneth, I have ruined a couple of coins by using a brass brush :(
Erin are you in the US?
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Look at it under magnification. Take a pin and gently stroke the green stuff. If it doesn't move, it is not BD. I have a recipe that will get...
@ab initio welcome to the forum, it would be wonderful if you would make an appearance now and again and share your expertise :)
Are you sure it is BD? It might not be. What are the coins made of? Have you picked at the green stuff, does it come off?
Looks fine to me. Can you post a close up photo of they eye?
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That is one cool countermark.
Happy Birthday Brian!
That is a fabulous coin Brian, I haven't seen one like it before.
I feel that if I saw Vespasian walking down the street, I would recognise him.
For a long time (couple of years) I tended to ignore anything that was Constan*, they were "boring" and confusing to identify. Normally they were...
Ah! I had read it somewhere, Mary Beard I think. I couldn't find the reference afterwards.
That sounds about what I can afford given the current exchange rate :D
Wow, that portrait is almost photographic. Did he really say "Oh, I think I am becoming a god" or did it come from a play?
That is a little cracker, Doug.
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