I would love to do some detecting for ancient stuff but that is not an option where I live. I have looked for pieces of 8 from the 1715 fleet...
This may sound crazy, but that moment of discovery is why I like cleaning coins. I love process of starting with a lump of dirt and then seeing...
Bing is a total winner!
That was a cool contest! I knew 1 and 3 but was stumped by 2. Great idea to include a medieval coin. Congratulations to the winners! John
Both coins are amazing, but that second one is unbelievable! Well done. John
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Welcome to CoinTalk! What other ancients do you have? John
They are interesting for the insight they provide in flan preparation, but as others have shown they sometimes spoil the design of the coin.
Great idea for a contest. John
The hole is placed where it does not affect the coin much. Interesting that both have similar surfaces, maybe from the same source hoard?
A very cool cat and some nice coins. Your threads are always very entertaining. John
I like your coin and it could be the way it wore and then aged naturally over the years. Does not look smoothed or tooled. I think most people...
The BCD collection was one of the all time great ancient coin collections (if not the greatest). The auction catalogues from when it was sold are...
Wow, Warren, that is a super nice one! John
Congratulations @Curtisimo , @Bing and @gogili1977 ! This was a fun contest and great way to celebrate your anniversary. John
Oooooh, tough choice which coin to pick! I like them all, but the first one talks to me. John
Congratulations @ValiantKnight ! Nice contest Severus! John
I agree they have the soft mushy look of casts. Try vcoins.com for authentic coins.
Your first coin is a Byzantine coin of Justinianus from Constantinople. Fairly common but still nice, big coins. The date is often on the right...
Electrolysis is for coins with hard metallic corrosion or metallic deposits (not dirt) that nothing else will save. Usually they are totally...
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