Sorry, but your reply seems to mischarecterise my point. Not once did I complain about coins being expensive, mention retailing or collusion. Not...
I'm thinking that first one with the horn silver deposits is legit and was used to make a mold.
Yep, this double dipping fee model the auction houses operate on is a bit rich. Seems ripe for disruption.
2-3x mark up is for pinko neeks. Shout out my 20-50x coin cleaning hustlers. [ATTACH]
Better suited to a Cab Sav headed for the cellar, but ... Old & Toney
A closer look at the first coin after ren wax: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Very happy with how that's come up, had no idea it was overstruck when it was...
OCRE lists this info for each coin @hotwheelsearl based on what @Kiaora said I think. Not sure how accurate it is, I saw one the other day...
Selection of coins with wide variety of crust types/problematic patina incl. one with bronze disease (not visible in pic but coin 9): [ATTACH]...
Having to prove your identity before entering into a financial contract online is pretty standard stuff I think. They even give you the more...
Thanks for sharing Roer, great stuff. Off and read all your other posts on this topic after that. I knew the metallic deposits were horn silver,...
The style on that imitation is really cool, reminds me of Anglo-Saxon paintings depicting the coming of the vikings.
We have incredibly strong consumer protection, fair trading laws in Aus, deliberately selling expensive fakes would not be a very sustainable...
Seems legit.
Thessalonica - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lovely teal patina, but quite scratched.
It's far too early in my experiments with lye to personally recommend it or draw any conclusions, but what I hypothesize is that a base (alkali),...
I'm interested
After reading this thread the other day I went looking on ebay Aus for some of these bronzes at a reasonable price. There really weren't many...
6 parts DW to 1 part sodium hydroxide granules. This is apparrently Helvetica's secret sauce http://clean.ancients.info/joe/Lye.htm
Well can't argue with any of that @seth77 @Victor_Clark Here's a slightly earlier laureate bust and votive wreath and also my first crack at...
Not sure re: other mints, but for Antioch, RIC VIII has the votive wreath types 347-348 and over 20 Gloria Exercitis types with own numbers for...
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