Geeez Mike ya went and made things difficult ! :( Ya see, my ancestors on one side had coins, but my ancestors on the other side never had any...
Things get a bit complicated with that. The first milled coins were made in France in 1643, and all subsequent French coins were milled. Now all...
Boy ! Now that explains a LOT ! :D
For those who don't know or are unfamiliar with the roller dies mentioned, this is what they look like - [ATTACH]
I get your point but I think I'd say that a bit differently. What I mean is this - I find it hard to believe that absolutely none of the...
No. Yes. That said, to look at them, not all of them "looked like" they had a satin finish. Many of the coins looked to have a ordinary...
@offa the saxon As to the question asked in the thread title - there are many world coins that qualify as being a rarity. I've owned several...
Ya think ? Well, I get it, I understand the thinking, and in some cases it even proves true. The deciding factors are how severely the coin is...
Yours is fairly easy. As mentioned, put it between two pieces of thick leather and squeeze it in a vice. I'd avoid using the hammer route. I...
This thread plainly illustrates something I have written about many, many times - definitions, and the fact that everybody has their own personal...
Just a guess on my part, but maybe he's waiting for the right answer ?
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Two definitions, as short and sweet as they come, and both cover everything - not genuine, and fake. Now granted there's forty eleven other...
And here I was wondering if none of them were genuine and you were just being your regular tricky self ;)
With him - ya never know - he might !
I can't say with any degree of certainty but it looks like a modern cast fake to me, the kind often sold in tourist shops.
Honestly, I believe most people post because they want to participate with others in a hobby that all here enjoy for one reason or another. And...
Your the chemist so if you say so. But methanol, petroleum distillates, and toluene are all bad for coins to the best of my knowledge. And all...
The thing about Littelton is this, once ya buy something from them, you're gonna be buried with ads in the mail and coins sent to you, without you...
If he has any, I'm all for him posting some. But thing about corrosion is, unless it's a unique or unusual situation like the subject of this...
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