Have to appreciate your tenacity.
ordered these three little coins for cheap from e-bay and decided to see if I could do any clea....conservation. Before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Don't bother.
There are two ways to damage coins 1) Scratching them...with an abbraisive cleaner or by scrubbing grit that is already on them across the surface...
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin...a coin is uncirculated if it shows no sign of wear.
I bet @BadThad would say start with water, and for these, I would second that.
I think they wanted $200 for the one I saw at a show.
So, maybe the bidiots were out in force.
Thank you for your sense of humor
Read about these on CT and within a week I went to a coin show and saw one for sale.
Left-hand column, 4th down...anyone know that one? This same seller had lots that looked better to me that are going for 10-20% of this.
That's what I thought, so I asked here...you guys REALLY know this stuff.
I was watching this one on e-bay and these 25 uncleaned ancients sold for over $300... Why? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OMG...
Most American dealers REALLY don't care about foreign coins.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
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Gotta admit that looks like an "S" to me, even with serifs.
WOW, not to seem mercenary, but how much do those go for?
Coins like this make me want to do some cleanin.... restoration.
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