Acetone will only loosen or remove organic substances. A minute or two in sodium hydroxide might loosen it sufficiently to start seeing some...
$48.76 for @PamR
Time for 1740 - 1750
Not an ancient but Neptune, big and bold [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
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The end of the obverse legend appears to be PP COS III, and the beginning ANTONINVS AVG. Reverse could be PAX or Virtus
1730 - 1740 Have fun sharing your examples
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Unexpected delay 1720 - 1730 now
Nice pick up. He is certainly not a frequent visitor to these pages. Well done
Normally will tell you right away. This is an original with the zinc coating oxidising, but the edge is rusting steel [ATTACH]
Not something I would normally collect, but they were in with a lot of LRB's. [ATTACH] Elymais, AE drachm, struck by Kamnaskires-Orodes III, 2nd...
A warm welcome back, to you and your coins
It stands for Variety Plus
When using a sharp pointed object it is best to use the point in an almost horizontal position to the coin surface, and ALWAYS use a circular...
What you are seeing is a result of die deterioration, the peripheral devices spreading toward the rim.
1710 - 1720 now folks
Beautiful examples, thanks for sharing
They are a very minor issue due to die deterioration
It appears to be where the reeded edge of another coin has hit it. There is a similar mark over the S and T of STATES
Separate names with a comma.
