If it is not powdery and easily removed then it's probably not bronze disease. I would store it in a low humidity environment like 40% humidity or...
What would a reasonable price for this coin be?
Wow great catch. That is a super attractive looking coin. Congratulations! John
This is a great topic for a thread. Thanks for posting this and letting us know about this great engraver. John
What an attractive coin, Curtis. The flow lines on the obverse are pretty amazing. A great addition to your collection and an interesting write...
Thanks for putting out the warning though. I'm sure there are some people who are new who might have been tempted and gotten burned. It's always...
Great work! Do you think the same results could have been achieved using lemon juice instead of HCL with just longer soak times? I think the...
That is a beautiful coin. Legends are so bold the way it's toned. John
That is why you are a cultured and wise gentleman. :-)
The real value of NGC ancients is having two of the world's best experts give their opinion about whether a coin is genuine or fake. Most ancient...
I think most ancient collectors would give that a grade of Fine. Some maybe with a minus. Whatever the grade it is a very attractive coin and I...
Interesting portrait style. Nice score! John
That is a super interesting coin! Great find. Of course it is from good old emperor IIHEHEH, one of my favorites. :-) There have been threads on...
#8 looks like a rare stater from Elis that would be worth $5K+ if real. John
With regards to reviving very old threads, I am merely repeating what I saw posted when other people did it, when I joined this forum three or...
Threads come back to page one when somebody posts something new to them. That's why very old threads like this can keep coming back to page one....
Wow, fantastic new coin Curtis! One of the most unique and desirable types. It's very interesting how the design on the obverse just flows off...
Great work! That is an interesting coin. John
If you want to get started in collecting ancient coins, start with this thread:...
Most fake sellers have 100% positive feedback on eBay. The more detailed the backstory of where they got this from somebody's uncle who got it in...
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