It's a bummer I've already posted my top 10 coins of 2019 ... Here are my two most recent acquisitions (also quite content with how the photo's...
First, I can see and appreciate the tremendous amount of work that must have gotten into writing it. The lay out is clear, and the aim of the book...
It’s not uncommon to ask for an opinion here before buying a coin (though if it’s being auctioned it’s probably unwise as it may attract unwanted...
I use Leuchtturm Quadrum mini, with drawers. They're made of inert material (i.e. safe for the coin), are translucent, and come with different...
Welcome to the forum and the hobby! This thread sure took an unexpected turn. Take my opinion with a grain of salt, but the coins look authentic....
Both coins are beauties! The denarius looks like a big chunk of silver (it's heavy too!) and looks like it was minted yesterday. I've got a weak...
I am intrigued. Though I have some experience cleaning silver coins, I hesitate from cleaning bronze. Yet, I'm interested in this 'red oxidation'....
Thanks all for the kind words. I really like the friendliness of this community. Although my collection is diverse (or unfocused), I try to study...
Thanks @TIF, those are similar (and beautiful!) types indeed.
This COL NEM halved dupondius has been in my collection since February 2019, and has been posted here before. I've recently found out that there...
Ah, I was hoping for a "@panzerman top 10 of 2019". Looking forward to all the gold!
Although I've been collecting coins since I was a kid, 2019 marks my first year as a serious collector, that is, the year I discovered ancient...
So this beauty has been in my 'need to ID bin' for a while. However, the bin is almost empty, and this little bugger is still in there. Any help...
Hi DavidPCC, though I'm unable to zoom in, I'm convinced this is horn silver indeed. Using the sodium thiosulphate method, this coin would likely...
Thanks all! I definitely learned something new (and, finally, a unique coin in my collection :happy:). @TIF I enjoyed your story!
So this Septimius Severus denarius had some dark spots, which I ID'd as a combination of horn silver (silver chloride/bromide) and copper....
So this fourree denarius of Trajan has been in my collection for a while. Apart from the copper core breaking through, it's in absolute mint state...
Great results, @Topcat7! Happy to have helped. Cleaning horn silver is fun, if you know how to do it. You certainly have a satisfying result....
[ATTACH] KINGS OF PERSIA, Xerxes I - Darius II Denomination: AR Siglos (Type IIIb (early)), minted: Sardis; ca. 485-420 bc Obv: Kneeling-running...
My one and only (but relevant) Parthian coin: [ATTACH] KINGS OF PARTHIA, Mithridates II (124-88 BC) Denomination: AR Drachm, minted: Uncertain...
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