I sell coins on eBay. I occasionally have a customer request a CoA with a coin, as if my writing something down a paper changes anything. I...
Personally, I find the SHT in the exergue offensive. We know what they meant. Those snarky mint slaves--you can't turn your back on them for a...
My guess is the dealer meant "good Very Fine" or VF+, which describes a coin with some wear but otherwise beautiful. I think that describes your...
I find this small series of 1/4 nummi from Siscia interesting: [IMG] Severus II Caesar, A.D. 305-306 Augustus, A.D. 306-307 Bronze 1/4 Nummus...
It's been a long, long time since I've been able to buy decent uncleaned ancient coins. I'd be interested in hearing what everyone else has to say.
Sorry, but I can't give recommendations on any specific coins without seeing them. There are too many variables. Not all corrosion has to be...
I remember coin shops. No more. I miss them. I live about 30 miles north of NYC, and there are no places that I know of that sell ancients. Even...
This is where eBay excels, in my opinion. No auction house is going bother listing coins like these. And yes, some collectors will snort...
Seems to me we are getting close to a flame war. Might be a good time to pause this discussion for a bit.
Good luck with the treatment.
What you are describing is corrosion, not bronze disease (BD). They are similar, but not exactly the same. It's sort of like the difference...
I don't think it matters if the distilled water is meant for drinking. Unless the word "distilled" has a slightly different meaning in New Zealand...
When you get the coins wet, use distilled water (DW), since you'll be using it to cure your one coin of bronze disease (BD) anyway. Buy a gallon...
First, determine whether or not any of these coins actually has bronze disease. Get each coin wet, then set each coin out on a dish and check them...
Imitations are real coins, too. They were often made by local tribes to facilitate trade in areas where official coinage was scarce, and usually...
Nice coin, Marsman. Beautiful toning. Here's my as--it's not a nice as yours. Nerva looks pretty young here. I guess the celator was trying to...
Very nice OP. Congratulations. Here's mine, from Cyzicus: [IMG] (Bronze) AE III Cyzicus mint, A.D. 378-383 Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG Rev:...
Yes, it is Marcian: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=monogram The top coin is from Cyzicus, A.D. 347-348. The mint mark...
Oh, I get it: you were showing the anchor in "smile" position. How cheerful!
That drives me crazy when that happens! I don't realize there is a spec or hair on a coin until I see it enlarged in Photoshop. Then it bugs me...
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