Yup, I have experienced similar. I had a coin virtually disintegrate in distilled water once.
I agree completely. I have never seen olive oil do something like that unless the coin had an artificial patina to begin with. Problem with...
I don't understand this statement. Every 40% silver cion I own is clad, and still has the layer of copper visible on the edges.
I would hold on to them and use them as your first test. Get a Redbook of US coins, learn a lot from CT here, and hopefully in 6 months or so you...
Make sure you tell someone! Seriously, I used to buy silver coins from a guy who found them demolishing houses. I stopped buying from him after he...
Left is ten sen from Taiwan, and the right is a Thailand coin of King Rama IX. I am sure others will have better details for you but that is off...
If it helps any, the first obverse would need to be rotated clockwise a quarter turn, and the reverse rotated 180 degrees for the correct...
I am with you and Christian. Horror stories of impending economic collapse are "fun", and some PM people are more fervent believers of this. It...
I agree that COULD happen, what also COULD happen is an investment more enticing comes along and these buyers of PM the last few years dump all of...
Lol, I would have lunch with you Doug, (I would even spring for it), if we were ever in the same geography. I don't think lack of Latin will...
I would say more $10 but I am cheap. Its one of the more common Byzantines you will find, and smallish. If it were well centered and maybe VF...
My suggestion? Put the safe in a closet and make sure you locate the floor joices and screw from the bottom into the floor. Safes like this look...
Considering we are not one of the largest silver miners, and haven't been for a long time due to our environmental regulations and mass protests...
IDK Doug. While maybe not in Kenya, don't forget the Romans used to carry out trade and load ships from the Red Sea and transport overland to the...
Really? You have a better place to buy ancient chinese coins than from China? Yes, there are many dealers of fakes, but also some dealers of real...
Of course the do. All collectors think their coins are wonderful, but honestly most coins brought in to dealers are run of the mill, I have 30 in...
But what if it was the second dip that had to be done to remove this AT? Then, in the future, if the coin needed a dip to preserve it, it probably...
Its simple logic Paul. I have dipped brand new coins, (correctly done), to see how many times its noticable. I usually find I can dip it a couple...
But we will never know because of coin doctors nowadays. Truth is I agree with Doug it could be natural, (maybe 1% chance, you should see the...
All I can say is I wish there were more dealers like you Matt. There are many, don't get me wrong, but unfortunately not all are.
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