Thanks Doug, your reply is both enlightening and comforting. You are correct, it is probably not worth trying to clean any further.
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HI, I have read about "verdigris" but not sure that what I am seeing is that or something weird. . I obtained about 6 Ancient uncleaned coins...
That "Perdomo Small Batch 2005" makes me want to try that cigar. I gave up smokes a few years ago. CAO Brazilia was my favorite.
I wondered why also until I saw the method to your madness; " A 1904 USA $20 Liberty, PCI MS62. Cracked it, submitted it to PCGS raw at the show,...
Just a convenient way to store my coins. Keep them all together and in my safe.
[IMG] SILVER ANTONINIANUS OF GORDIAN III FROM 238 - 244 AD. GORDIAN WAS MADE EMPEROR AT AGE 13, AND DIED IN BATTLE AT AGE 19. Size is 21.3 mm...
My collection is small so far but I do use a monster box for silver plus other coins. I throw in three Silica Gel Packets of 10 Grams Each to be...
[IMG] CLEOPATRA and MARK ANTONY 34 BC NGC Certified Choice XF* 5/5. 5/5. If I am lucky enough to get this coin, that would mean I have spent my...
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I'm learning a lot but not yet enough to identify even the most common Roman coins. I know this coin is not in great shape but could this be...
[IMG] Tiberius AE AS Rome Mint 10-11 AD Obverse: TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT V Head of Tiberius, bare, right Reverse: PONTIFEX TRIBVN POTESTATE XII...
@dougsmit even with the number 47 that is a nice coin. I have been looking at some pictures trying to find more information on the coin.
Perhaps I am the source of confusion. I started my post "First Ancient Coin" in March 2019 and Coinblazer started his in January 2019. I am new...
I might have over spent on most of my coins BUT I'm having FUN !
Second Ancient Coin My intention is to purchase a Roman Republican era coin but they seem to be very expensive IMO. I came across this coin and...
When I was 8 or 9, I saw an ad for FREE stamps LOL and sent for them . Don't remember if it was Littleton or not. ;)
I was bidding on this coin on ebay but it quickly got way too expensive for me. And it did NOT look as good as the one you posted.
I thought the idea was you do NOT need to pay to return coins. ?
A little history on the shipwreck; https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/19/us/1784-spanish-ship-is-found-in-gulf.html
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