I'm sticking with environmental damage. It could be electrolytic, but not mechanical IMO.
Charles I 1a3 halfcrown with mintmark cross on steps. This is a lightweight issue, believed to have been struck between 14th August and 7th...
1813 1 shilling and 6 pence bank token. [ATTACH]
Henry VI Rosette-Mascle penny from York ecclesiastical mint under Abp. Kemp. [ATTACH]
And a second Henry VII type I rarity with fewer than a dozen known, this time a halfgroat. The mintmark is lis struck over only the extreme left...
Henry VII type I halfpenny with open crown and mintmark lis on half rose. A decent example of this rare little coin. [ATTACH]
This year - shipping Europe to the US is a few days to a couple months, or anything in between. Chill out, have a beer and most importantly, don't...
Put it on edge on a scanner or take close up pictures as normal. It's the mix of face and edge as posted above I find confusing.
Looking at it, there is a question about its authenticity. Where are the brooch jewels, or are traces visible? The circle where they would...
The surfaces are pickled. It's been in an acidic environment that was probably quite wet for a period to allow continuous chemical attack. It...
I don't know the answer to that. A quick perusal of the buyers at the Bruun sale tells us nothing that wasn't already known in that most big name...
A 1644 half crown (2 shillings and 6 pence) struck at Bristol in the Civil War. [ATTACH]
A subtle benefit of provenance and particularly ones that go back in time is that the coin is likely to be a better example of the type in...
No long time provenance ever reduced a collectable item's value. An ebay purchase from someone known to deal in copies would be a different matter...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-sestertius-britain%E2%80%99s-rarest-coin-in-an-amazing-state-of-preservation.253779/ The coin involved in...
I refer you to the fourth post from bottom on the previous page where all was explained. The earth isn't flat. Maybe this helps....
She'll say that ad infinitum because she has a continuous loop tape inside her. If she really wants independence, then extend the vote to include...
That sounds like the problem is with the Irish taxation rules and the way it treats VAT on antiquities. If you bought a lot in an Australian sale...
If they are a temporary import for an auction then no tariffs are applied at the point of entry. If sold within the country where the auction is...
That will be partly offset by VAT on exports not being charged. I doubt you will boycott UK sales, instead you will work out how much things will...
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