Are you asking me if it's a taboo or methods? I'm a notorious klutz at hands-on stuff. Assuming the former, tooling is a big no-no (although...
I guess 7 degrees isn't too bad then! Yikes, that's scary. The search function isn't that great at numisforums, but there's been various topics...
I bought the Ptolemy, trying to find a coin that I saw years ago. It was around this size, but massively thick, with a very beveled edge. This was...
Very nice. Welcome to the ancients side!
Unless it has bronze disease or something of the sort, patinas are our friends. [ATTACH] Aside from the unappealing artistic issues, this coin of...
I bought (when I was actively collecting old time radio), an original, 1941 copy (a radio station linechecked it) of Roosevelt's Day of Infamy...
It's rare that I get to go to the 'local' coin shop, 25 miles away, but the owner is fabulously friendly. It was a real pleasure to go there. I...
I guess it depends on one's definition of clad, but plated coins have been around since the earliest coins. Forgeries were made by adding a foil...
Noscript works, except that it's pretty annoying to have to program what to allow with each site.
Very cool examples. I'd say the Eisenhower/Washington ones are every bit as high relief as the Seleucid Tetradrachm.
It's a nice contest, but I avoid auctions, not having participated in a coin auction since the Clinton administration. I only do fixed-price coins.
Given the increasing quality of ancient fakes, I'd say yes. While it wouldn't be practical for circulation coins, could commemorative coins be...
Were there many dealers in ancients? It's probably been since 2010 that I've been to a coin show. However, I've gotten some memorable pieces at...
The description said 90% purity, IIRC. The ancients would have considered that to be slightly debased. Poor Nero was reviled for having a 90%...
Wow, I just looked! So...why does the silver dollar have a better design than the gold issue? Even on that it looks like she's a 1940's era...
How long does it take for there to be good cabinet toning?
THat's a very nice Secret Santa! Was it from the Secret Santa here?
After googling what these things go for, the OP is spot on, it's a cryin' shame. I googled what a 1794 dollar would go for, and : According to...
What date is the cutoff for 'ancients'? Many might lump the Arab-Sassanian into late antiquity.
[ATTACH] No cleaning on this one :wacky:. I prefer toned ancient silver, but it's like this when it comes out of the ground. I noticed that ones...
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