I would try using a soldering iron and a desoldering wick....
When it comes to making a buck, very little is illegal in the US. Murder comes to mind . . .outright fraud occasionally. . .
Missed that. I thought that was the asking price. Boy. someone got burned. Then again, a lot of people have more money than sense. That's why...
There is no reason to assume that the coin sold. At the top of the page linked to, it says "This listing has ended." I think what this guy...
Look at the X-like letter on the top right. You can see how it is slightly more more after the lemon-juice treatment. You have definitely improved...
I think your Licinian Mars is just the result of a worn reverse die. Generally, obverse dies were changed more frequently than the reverse ones...
Silver is fine. Copper isn't, and will get eaten up by lemon juice. Up until the time of Nero, the silver in the coins was pure enough that you...
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Alfred!
eBay has also changed how people rate sellers and buyers. It's no longer possible, for example, to give someone a negative or neutral rating for...
It's what called a Roman provincial coin. Go here: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/philip_I/t.html Scroll down toward the bottom of the page...
I, too, used to list coins on eBay with $.99 opening bids and no reserves. I still do on occasion, but only low grade coins that usually end up...
Very nice. I really like the style of the campgate.
What is the legend?
#1 is Valens #2 is Constantius II, as Caesar
I recently bought a lot of, I think, 5 early 4th century nummi, all of which had a nice even, black patina. Imagine my disappointment when I...
The coin is already clean. There is no caked-on dirt or encrustation. The problem is that you don't like the patina. It's very thick and probably...
It is.
I had no idea robins were called Turdus migratorius! Serves them right. I wish I had known that when I wrote this recent blog post trashing them.
I think it's a Roman provincial. The reverse lettering looks like Greek to me. I think there's an Omega on the right side.
Here's another Concordia example, this one from Siscia. It's described as "Roma seated . . ." but to me it looks almost like Roma is seated in...
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