In 2000 the composition was changed to copper coated steel.
Like the jazz musician said when someone on the street in New York asked him how to get to Carnegie Hall..............."Practice, man, practice"
An Alexander drachm should be about 18 mm and weigh about 4.2 g, so that looks within range. Gotta say that one looks off to me too. I'm sure...
Wow, I REALLY like this one! Let me add a question, I notice yours is facing right while all the others are facing left. Are there any...
It's still a very attractive coin. If it goes any further you might want to consider some lemon juice and a q tip close to a sink where you can...
Shhh look above your post...
If I ever get to visit my sister, I'll have to look you up.
Dang Bing, you gotta' take a Brillo pad to that puppy :)
Yah...you just want Chris to whack you with a stapler...:)
So, what state/city do you call home now?
Here is one I got from a batch of "uncleaned" coins...(typically bad photography) [ATTACH]
Lots and lots of stuff written about cleaning ancients. Depends greatly on the metal (copper or silver or...gold). One really common thing is to...
Fix that white balance!!!:yack::yack::vomit::vomit::(:(
A friend of mine once said if you have tax problems, you shouldn't complain...some people don't have to pay tax because they have so little money
Polishing is pretty much a no-no for most people in this forum, but it is your coin. Try a little lemon juice first (15 minute soak at a time).
C'mon, have a sense of humor, when I read this I was picturing you in the bank with a balance and a teller running back and forth from the vault...
Beautiful, makes mine look sick.
BITE YOUR TONGUE!!! :)
Heisenberg was driving and a cop pulled him over. "Do you know how fast you were going" the cop asks...wait for it...wait for it..."No, but I...
And here I was still convinced that you were a 70 year-old woman:)
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