If the compex is formed and soluble, it would be removed, of course there would likely be surface damage. AgCl + NH4OH --> some sort of silver...
OK, if anyone sees this, I sent the seller two e-mails saying first that I thought he had listed the coin before as a replica and in the second...
Perhaps ask Doug, I think they went to school together.
If anyone has an Alexander Tet they would like to sell, PM me.
Since Hercules is a mythological figure, the head has to be modeled on someone. It looks like the head I see when I look at images of the...
But if a coin has a volatile residue, it makes it difficult to attain the degree of vacuum you need for EDS, doesn't it?
Is the head really supposed to be Alexander?
Actually I was just commenting on how particulate matter can be carried by winds.
And we get pollen from the desert 100 miles away when the Santa Anas blow.
Ebola
Thanks so much for not castigating me more severely. I looked back and checking sold listings on e-bay, the seller HAD previously sold the coin...
He said 27 mm and 14.8 g. I looked at some Philip Tets and thought I saw similar stats, perhaps I became confused. Yeah, I noticed the reverse...
Kind of look like die breaks. Need 180 degree picture.
The first one I remember (early 50's) was a 1909 VDB that I paid a dollar for. I was showing it around so proudly someone offered me $1.50 and I...
I hesitate to post this, but I just bought a coin supposedly of Philip II and in another posting, people said it is fake. I accept that...
I don't think there is any NaCl in the moisture in the air since NaCl is not volatile. Also, can EDS detect chlorine or chloride? I thought EDS...
I agree, that's why, even though I am new to this area, I asked before doing anything. I know I went ahead and bought, but only after making sure...
Sincere thanks to everyone for their contributions. It probably is a fake, but too late for me to stop the shipment. Since he has a 14 day...
Well, he has a 14 day return, so I pulled the trigger. Let's see.
The seller is a guy who sells plants and he is asking $89.
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