Ancient market, Are you advertising the coins here, in preparation for a future sale? I ask because I see lots of ancient coins (gold too) for...
Edited quote from -- ANCIENTCOINS.market -- "We enjoy them (ancient coins) as the highest form of Art. Because of them, we know our history....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Staters yes? You did not mention the years. Here are a few other Athens: first pic (left) is Lachares 296-294 BC second is an...
Okay, same thing I just shared with another fellow, here is the title of a real nice 34 minute video on error Coins. Cooper did his homework. It...
Ha ha, reminds me of several situations. I once sold a coin, found it and then put it in an envelope, laid it down. Wife asked me do to something,...
A really nice visual introduction to error coins is this 34 minute You Tube Video. Just open You Tube, and copy this title (below) into the...
The country is being filled with copies, of all sorts. The country is being filled with copies, of all sorts. The country is being filled with...
Maybe it is my eyes, but on this 1917 walker, the whole surface seems awfully "pebbly" rough. Is this normal??
Good advice, I think. Then you must get tracking from the USPS website?? Or what, do you journey to the post office to insure and track? I will...
Thank you Charmy, great slide show, may you produce many many more!! Hope to see you again in the Seattle or Portland area next year!
Welcome, keep the coins away from excessive heat and light, and moisture. Handle by the edges only. Get one or both Krause publications:...
Thank you. When the coin is raw (out of its holder) the angling is much easier, using props etc. I must say your work pays off. I too rely on...
Okay, but the photographic set up, especially light type and their positions and diffusion types. Thanks.
On that deep blue, here are a few other "toned" specimens, off EBAY, the inky blue is seen on the second one down (an 1824). But it is kind of...
Yep the toning is unusual, but then I do not follow the older silvers much. The very dark blue bespeaks of an oxide of an acidic nature, the red/...
It is one of the better ones of that type, in my mind. Decent!! To say the least.
[ATTACH] Under different light some of these same coins can appear quite different!! Another trick used by some folks (control of reflective...
I do not alter coins to sell, I do experiment. Thus my results displayed below are not as good as someone who knows what they are doing. A pro...
Thank you for responding, I hardly had a chance to get the 'corn outta the micro. However, personal likes are important, I agree!! But I have seen...
Robec junior, was this coin baked in an oven to achieve its colors? If not, how do you know?? Thank you for responding, I would like to know.
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