I would not place Constantine as being related to Claudius II. There is no real proof that he had any family connection to that emperor. The main...
cool find, shame he wont get to keep it...they should give him a few coins just to be nice.
Safes arent very expensive and if you get the right one and install it right its going to be more trouble than its worth for most crooks who might...
They wont get into my safe unless they have a lot of time to spare. Its bolted into the foundation of my house, heavy as hell, and then they need...
Very nice!! I have used a similar technique with ancients until I found the thorn was too weak for the job...but I was removing much more gunk and...
You always speak for 'most' collectors but to date, I have found that when you do so...its seldom the case...as I often receive PMs and talk to...
terrible anology...these are two different substances with completely different properties!! This is why just saying things are bad without any...
I love it...you have no idea of the chemistry involved, what something might do or not do...you have no real reasons to give...you dont care to...
It is a medal of Napoleon III produced by Honoré Delongueil...he produced a lot of medals like this for different reasons. All with the same...
fantasy coin
The rub with uncleaned is this. Someone buys 10 uncleaned...they get them crusty and cant tell what is under the crud. They take the time to clean...
I dont know what it is but it looks like it might be spanish judging from COA and crown?
I have a collection of tokens put out by shell oil with all the presidents...kind of a precursor to the presidential dollars...and about as cheap :)
I have used Biox quite a bit. The Biox is not an acid thats for sure. I do not know what it is (If I did I would mix it up myself). Biox, if...
I agree that looting happens and it happens a lot and I as a collector do not want it to so I am more than willing to work with them if they will...
I agree with all you say. I have a few medals that came to me that I think might have been war booty. Some of them are one of a kind...or so rare...
True, this is a point that was made in a recent discussion between collectors and dealers and archeologists (a few of the more rabid ones)....
well, apparently Germany has much the same laws pertaining to search and seizure and innocent until proven guilty as the US, according to the...
Here is a little more about it...this was reported by Ursula Kampmann, swiss numismatic journalist (former coin dealer). described by the ACCG as...
There you go saying crazy things that defy logic again :)
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