Razz: Time for an extended soak in olive oil. Don’t let a week or more scare you! And you can always stop the process at any time if you don’t...
Murasaki 312: I have given up hope on finding a copy of the L&M at any place but a rare-book seller (and at a price I can justify to myself)....
YES; I think ya done good!
I’ve got the Briggs book, too. From your pix, it looks like die pair 3C: reverse die crack pretty certainly indicates rev. C which, per Briggs,...
Coin Nut: Yes, I have seen other posters voice the same caution but no, in my several adventures with this process, I have never had the...
Yes. Good for you, Maxfli; v. sound followup.
Razz: very nice coin! After the distilled water soak (which I suspect will give only limited results — hope I’m wrong) you may wish to try a good...
AHA! Thank you, Conder. D.
One thing left unexplained in all this discussion is WHY anyone with silver bullion would want it coined into Trade Dollars @ 420 grains to the...
Eduard: Just stumbled across this thread some days after your post. I also think they’re both B-3’s, based on the Tompkins book (“Early United...
Thanks, all. Finally made it! D.
Thanks, Bing. Did as you suggested but found NO LINK to supporter. Other ideas, anyone. Peter?
YES! I really would like to become a supporter, but even after having read through this thread twice I still have no idea of how actually to do...
No; I always use it as it comes (as does everyone else who I’ve heard from who uses it.) Bonne chance!
Yes; definitely think so. In any case, it certainly won’t do any harm. It might a rather long bath, however, from the looks of it....
Remember that this issue was struck in huge (for the time) quantities, so not every piece turned out to be perfectly detailed. This one is v....
Lord M: That is an absolutely delightful coin. Who cares if it’s been tooled! (If it has been, I don’t see it either:).)
Are you sure that’s not just a crude flan (1488 I-227a Saxony)? It might make you feel less conflicted an otherwise handsome coin.:angelic: D.
I think “gettone” is better translated as “token”. When I lived there, the price of a pay-telephone call frequently changed, so the devices only...
OUCH! But well-deserved...
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