I would immediately remove from the cases, and immerse in distilled water. They can sit in the water indefinitely while you uncase the rest. Once...
Whitman puts one out that is not bad. I was thinking Bowers did it, but cannot be sure.
I will post what I always post, "investing" in coins is not a great idea, unless you are investing in yourself. As for coins to buy, I still...
True, but some of these sellers count on the fact of rarity and many times a person really wants it and any other copies are unavailable. I have...
My guess is northern India about 800-1200 ad. The planchet looks like their preparation, and appears to be a horse and rider.
Well said. The Breen title I mentioned earlier typically sells for about $150-200 used, and sometimes up to $300 or more new. Coin books are its...
Somewhere between 1.5 and 2 cents. A nickel last I heard costs almost 8 cents to make.
Its common for out of print coin books to go up in value. Ancient collectors just assume this as normal. Try buying Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of...
So how common are errors of this period? I ask because for some issues errors are the norm, like Byzantine, and non-errors are the highly sought...
I think it will be a short series, since at SOME point I hope our idiots in Washington realize the money they are losing by trying to make what...
Thanks Eyestrain. If I remember correctly, mine has the hand on the obverse but the reverse is more like your Aelia Flaccila in style. As you can...
Great post BigEd. Question, is there an agent that would remove the acrylic, like acetone, at room temperatures? Or is acrylic impervious to these...
Great posts Collector1966. I was always surprised how toned collectors thought they could be so sure spotting AT, and by my definition you are...
Maybe I was wrong, but the seller, (a great guy who sold great uncleaned coins on Ebay from Cyprus, many will know him), pointed the coin out...
Really? I love the portrait. I am betting that portrait is closer to how she actually looked rather than the prettier ones you find. I am a big...
Then it really ceases to be a coin then. If you permanently alter the coin making reversal impossible, then it ceases to be a coin, same as if you...
Nice coins. Are you thinking of collecting Empresses Mat? They are really scarce coins, much scarcer than many realize. I read somewhere they were...
I think it was the market man. When younger I was taught toned coins were less valuable since the toning was in reality damage, and a lot of AT...
You have a lot of time Trust, you are just starting. In the future if you want a little gold, Mexico made 2 peso coins that were 1/20th of an...
You can clean them but I think the two on the right are too far gone. Cleaning toning like this is not hard, but you have to know what you are...
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