For the same reason that slow down and slow up mean the same thing.
If the mint does anything that would appear to be an enhancement the cost would go up. A plain brown wrapper suits me.
Sell for what you can get. But for what you are welling to pay.
I don't try to work on them with any mechanical process while they are wet. I will use a soft brush on a coin to get a general idea of the...
Congratulations at 40K.
The coin and the bezel are one. It looks like they have been together for 100 years or more. They have aged together as one. I don't think you...
I think most of us use similar processes to yours. I soak and lightly clean until a picture starts to show. Then I try to find a similar one in...
I'm sure that nobody would buy the subject coin. What I post is my project results. I get uncleaned and, as much as possible, unrecognizable. Then...
LAC, This is two part reply. I have taken coins to the original surface when it is comfortable to do so. Here is a Constans - Emperor on Galley...
I have heard about that coin but had never seen one. WOW!
"...Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."
The old SASE for a list of products. Some may be too young to remember sending a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope and get a list of coins or stamps...
It looks to me like the Sterling Silver holder and the coin aged together. Nice the way it is.
So, you were looking in a drawer, then your closet and found some coins. What are you actually looking for? Should we all guess?
I try to follow the general rule that if you can clearly identify them they need to be left alone. I'm not real good at that yet. I think your...
Thanks Doug. I need all the help I can get.
I'd leave it as is and, perhaps, dip it in jewelry cleaner for a few seconds. Or, try to find someone with the initials ESS and sell it.
I picked Justin II because it was the only one with a very similar configuration. I can't tell for sure either. Thanks for the feedback.
They will come along soon enough. I have been working them overtime today.
Thanks Robert. I don't think I can do any more without harming it.
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