I have cleaned lots of coins - about 250 so far, and rarely do I get very good results. I have had some success removing dark crud that covered a...
Beautiful coin David. I think you lucked out on getting that one.
That's a nice first ancient @cwart - "Our Caesar" is an interesting legend.
This is my third of the 12 Caesars. Perhaps I will collect some more Alexandria tets of Suetonius' list. I know that the denarii get a bit pricey.
Thank you very much @Mat - it is a nice coin.
Nice one @TIF !
I just received this one in the mail from @John Anthony 's auction of last week. It features the emperor Titus, A.D. 79-81. I am quite pleased...
Nice one @Andres2 - Here's my sole Phillip II. I like the toning on this one, but Phillip also must have had sharp hearing! ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
E for Elagabalus, Syrian AR Tet: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow @TIF - that's something to go through. Good luck on all of the repairs. Hope everything gets back to normal soon!
Wow, those are some great coins @TIF and others. Really need to add some of the interesting Alexandrian types to my collection. It seems like the...
Wow, that's pretty interesting @Bing ! I need to think about setting up a profile in FAC. When I taked to the owner (Mr. Sermarini I think) he...
Any of the slugs and culls I have from my uncleaned days. Too many to photograph and all disappointing.
Holy Cow! is all I can say...
Nice coins @Spaniard and @Jwt708 ! I don't have any Sassanians yet but I'm thinking of branching out.
Great coin @Mat ! I don't have any of these abdication types yet but I'll look out for some.
Here's mine from an uncleaned hoard...does anyone know what mint SMTS refers to? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I also have a specimen which I have showed before... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coin @Sallent - saving up for astronomical gear is one of my hobbies, bought an 18" Obsession Dob back in 2016.
Nice finds! It will be interesting to see how the coins clean up after 2,000 years in the soil!
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