Your coin has mushy details and numerous pits, some of which look like they might be casting bubbles. So I can see why the seller had questions...
Outstanding example. Congratulations.
Westchester County, NY - This is supposedly Ground Zero of the East Coast, US outbreak. Our school closed last week and will remain closed...
Out of curiosity, did the prices include shipping?
I've owned a few gold coins in the past, but this somewhat pugilistic solidus of Theodosius II is the only gold coin currently in my collection:...
I bid $350.
But you also have to consider that the additional weight of the loop is included in the total weight of the Ukrainian examples. So the weight of...
I must have bad luck. Just about everything I bid on went for well over their estimates. Here's some examples:...
Yes, that's it! Thank you pprp.
I'm working my way through a group of tiny Greek bronzes, trying to ID them and date them. I'm having decent luck so far, but this one has me...
They don't look uncirculated in the photo. Check the one on the upper left in the 2nd photo. Plus, one looks like it came from the Ticinum mint...
Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess.
[IMG] Constantine I ("the Great"), A.D. 307-337 Rome Mint, A.D. 312-313 Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI -...
No. It just normal patina. Definitely not bronze disease. Enjoy your beautiful new coin.
Probably not electrolysis, just scrubbed very abrasively, like with a scouring pad. The patina has been removed from all the raised areas and left...
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the only method I've heard of for coins like these is with a stereo microscope, a scalpel, and lots and...
Funny, I find myself saying that more and more frequently.
Depends on whether you are talking about today or back in the "Golden Age" after the fall of the iron curtain, when uncleaned lots from Eastern...
The lot that harbored these was rather small, I think maybe 20 coins in all. But I've cleaned over a thousand coins over the years, and these two...
Next question: how confident are we of the prutah's legitimacy? Again, I don't know these coins well, but the few I've seen tend to have edges...
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