Soak it in pure 100% acetone. Not nail polish remover.
My rostral column type; “rostral column is a type of victory column originating in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to commemorate...
NAC auctions 124 & 125 concluded today. Some really nice pieces were auctioned particularly some nice Flavian denarii...
If you want to get dirt off a silver coin without damaging the surfaces with abrasions, use pure 100% acetone. Not nail polish remover. dont use...
Just to update, the auction house received the return. They also apologized for their error in omitting the coin’s preservation and hoped for my...
Your denarius is great and one of the tougher emperors of the Civil war period and the 12 in general, to find. Good luck on the remaining 11, it’s...
[ATTACH] Julius Caesar , AR Denarius, 44-42 BC. Rome. Head facing right, caduceus in right field, laurel branch left field. Rev. Bull charging...
PayPal refunded me due to not as described and I sent them back the coin. It was a $200ish lesson rather than a $4000 lesson I received no...
[ATTACH] Love your coin, very realistic portrait of Galba. Great style too. Here’s my denarius.
Congrats on a beautiful coin
Their imaging is great. Registered mail is usually your safest bet.
I had high resolution photographs taken of the coin raw by NGC; received today. You can see the fields much better. Surfaces are definitely no...
I would if I did, but this was the only coin I purchased from them; also is my first ever purchase from them. Definitely not a warm welcome lol.
take a look at this very same coin in this auction from 2019. Note the picture (shows the abrasions MUCH better) and the description “slightly...
Sorry you’re going through this. A lot of people bash grading but it can help avoid being stuck with poorly described, fake coins. The elitist...
A little update, a fellow CT member with much better coin investigative skills than myself found this same coin in a past sale - with much better...
I agree 100%. Something is truly wrong in the kingdom if collectors need to hire people to do checks on online listing accuracies. This is just a...
Disagree with you here. I did not need NGC to tell me what the surfaces were like. I paid for their opinion on a pricier coin I knew I probably...
Whole-heartedly agree. Thank you
Agree. I think the issue for me is calling it fine toning, and no mention of the surface condition. I am not the best at analyzing pics but I am...
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