This raises an ethical question. If he did want to sell it, and you had the bucks, what should you offer him for it? Conversely if he announces...
You said that when you turned 21 also...remember?
Being a cursory collector of ancients, I want to see the advice you get.
One post was enough. Proof coins (except matte proofs) have mirror fields that reflect objects for several inches. They also have edges that are...
Normally a "Deep Cameo" finish means frosted devices on a mirror background. That is not a mirror background. Also the strike doesn't appear to...
Actually FROM Kentucky...now in Southern CA. Let me see if I can find it...
Just don't leave them alone together unattended...:angelic:
I'll look, I might have kept one.
Possibly more zinc rot from perforations in the copper shell.
I have to admit my training is as a physical organic chemist and any chemistry I know of metals, including corrosion and conservation comes about...
I guess what I was trying to say is that terminology is not as exact as we would like and trying to help someone and allay their concerns needs to...
Since you seem to like Wikipedia, here is how their "Verdigris" entry starts... Verdigris is the common name for a greenpigment obtained through...
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Very nice job. I am just saying that treatment with VerdiCare could have done the same thing and would have been easier.
However, as commonly used in numismatics, verdigris (at least in things I have read) is used to refer to the form of copper corrosion that is also...
AFAIK verdigris is not a term used to refer to a protective patina.
Who are you talking about???
If you were calling someone a nit, you get snark points :) Just fooling. Everyone has to learn sometime. Keep asking.
So, did you buy it?
Sorry, I have an accent :(
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