The properties of metal do not change through time...a soft nonabrasive cotton cloth will not make visible scratches on metal...ESPECIALLY not...
They do good work...I would rather DIY whenever possible but they have restored coins that when I see the before and after, I admit I cant tell...
I have used soft cotton cloth on pretty much every kind of metal a coin is made with and no, never has a soft cotton cloth made visible scratches...
not a chance...that was scrubbed with something much firmer than soft cotton, I have rubbed coins with soft cotton, it wont do that.
Oh, I have had little problem buying things on ebay...I get some good deals there and have trusted sellers.
I have quite a few people I have on my favorite sellers list, people I have bought from before with good results. I get an email here and there...
Added a new coin to my website, gotta say the Habsburgs are an interesting bunch :) I just uploaded it so there might be some errors still....
yeah, I tend to go ahead and trust a person until they give me a reason not to, and I have almost never been ripped off. Even the scenario I...
I had a similar experience, not on this forum but on the other coin forum (that I know scottishmoney is also a member or...people instead of talk...
Well, if you dont mind me saying...IMO...the best examples of coinage and medals are in world and ancients.
Never understood the darkside thing. I guess its because people are approachig the hobby here from an amerocentric point of view where american...
welcome to the rest of the world!!
I like Vespasian a lot...
I think its one of the more interesting times, pivotal even. Maximinus is an intriguing story, he never set foot in Rome during his rule, he spent...
Because he was about 13 when he was placed on the throne and died when he was 19, I believe his reign was by committee of ministers, he most...
I dont think there could never be a definitive answer as to whether he did that or not. Fires were common in Rome as one could imagine...he may...
Antoninus Pius is by far the BEST emperor. I think he was the one with the best head on his shoulders and the fact that so many after tried to be...
1) Where did you find such treasurers? 2) How does one get such clear photos? 3) What must I do to get Obverse and Reverse photo to appear side...
none of those coins were bought for much over 20 bucks, many were far less...and the malta was given to me by Orc... :) They are all rather common...
I particularly like old German coins, old Morocco has some attractive designs as does Cyprus, Malta, Japan, Portugal, Peru, Guernsey some spanish...
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