I agree Randy, but will also admit the reason I have not participated on this thread is I haven't a clue. To me, ignorantly, I have some of these...
Not sure, I haven't bought it yet, (I gave up trying to help my family buy coins long ago). I do have my eye on a gold Kushan piece.......
Why are you assuming it has to be Tyrean? The shekels of Tyre had only been minted in Jerusalem for the previous 50 years or so to allow the Jews...
"Penny" was simply used to make the currency relatable to the laymen reading it, just like the "mite" was used instead of a lepton. The original...
No need to dry them until you are done with them. When you are done, you can just let them air dry. The best time to do this method is the summer,...
Its fine if the person knows how to spot counterfeits. Gold coins have always had more counterfeits than other coins.
Distilled water is not new. It was my preferred method. THe science is that water will grab minerals readily, so if you pure water without...
I have to agree with everyone else here. THe most important consideration with this coin is authenticity, not grade. Its valuable enough to...
Well, I was born and raised in Iowa, and spent time in the Army. Sorry Ken, I just had it bred into me. No disrespect meant of course.
You are not the only one sir, not the only one.....
Serves you right, you snobby US "don't touch your coins or the coin fairy will crap in your Cheerios". :D Best part of coin collecting is getting...
I never thought about it, but the only way to know the difference between pvc and pvc free flips is to have each in your hand. PVC flips will feel...
Well, I would expect after a couple of thousand years buried in the ground you might need a little sprucing up yourself. :)
With a 2 year timeframe I hope it works out for you. Personally I would have preferred to know my cash will be there, plus a little interest,...
Sounds like a good way to shatter a lot of coins. No, I haven't heard of this method.
Not value, but more long term desire. Listen, collect any way you want, but some of us who have been doing this quite a while are simply saying...
For moderns, yes. But for ancients, the most sought after patina you can get is the "hard green" patina. Hard to describe how beautiful this...
For copper, if you are just going to put them in a folder they will all tone anyway like Doug said. Knowing that, I would pick examples with the...
I rotate amongst the following: Sogdian Byzantine Hepthalite Sassanid Chinese cash and earlier Diocletian era Roman Kyrenaika Nabatea...
Both of the Valentinian coins clearly show SIS for Siscia. I am unsure of the date outside the dates this emperor ruled, (364-375).
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