Better pictures would help...
The issue is that people get confused and think that what WE call various size coins now is the same as what the people who MADE them called them....
Fascinating story and awesome coin. It surprises me sometimes how much is known about ancient coins rather than how little. I have to chuckle...
Try acsearch and cngcoins research page for more places to search. John
Welcome to cointalk! A great set of attractive coins! I focus on Greeks mostly but collect a little of everything. :-) John
Wow, nice coins! Great portrait on the Faustina. John
Maybe for a dozen dream coins but not one. Variety is part of the appeal of collecting. John
Great writeup and interesting history! Amazing the implications of one small coin. John
Like! Ha ha, just kidding. That is a great Alexandrian with really full and legible legends, nice smooth surfaces, and not one but two...
Just out of curiosity I decided to test the mixing directions from Forum. You sometimes learn useful things by testing for yourself the...
BD can happen to modern bronze coins. I am treating a US large cent right now. There is a product called Verdicare that is good for the low level...
A great idea for a thread! I am with TIF, I like the coins, don't know enough about the rulers to have an opinion. It would make an interesting...
Thanks @-jeffB I should have mentioned using glass for acetone! I found out the hard way what it does to plastic myself. :-) I also cover the...
@TIF The issue with making your own sodium sesquicarbonate from baking soda and washing soda is that the amount of water absorbed by the...
@Hookman I thought about using the "zero" function of my scale to have it ignore the weight of the cup. I decided the way I described would be...
Wow, that is small!!! How did they ever engrave a die for something that small? I guess the references we found were for the 10x larger brother,...
Great choice! Ancients are awesome. John
Thanks folks, just trying to share what I have learned. Follow the link I posted for more information. I did not take before pictures,...
The correct way to make a 5% solution (by weight) of sodium sesquicarbonate for bronze disease treatment. I bought a group lot lately with a...
What this thread needs is a best threads of 2018 thread. :wideyed:
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