As a chemist it is the first thing that I thought. Actually I am using one of those stands for my setup now. But the camera won't be stable with...
I have wrote up a small blog post in my website about my current setup and also you can find my coins there too. I store on my computer, and on a...
After a lengthy search in the deep web I found this and ordered one:...
I am building a new setup for my coin photography. I have a stand with a metal rod (12mm in diameter). I am looking for a camera mount that can...
Countermark is "Sultan" and the host possibly a post-Mongolian dynasty in the region of Iran. Mint above the square looks like "Wastan" and the...
Even for getting this piece I emailed him couple of times through facebook and through his email (because he was not shipping overseas) he doesn't...
I've got a new type in my collection from James Theselius Collection. Although it seems Theselius was an important collector (his collection forms...
That's totally true, but sometimes we use titles to define something beyond what it means (equally some are underestimated). And I wanted to clear...
Some people called me numismatist a few times but I was not seeing myself as a numismatist as I am not doing this as a professional career....
The latest addition to my collection is a pierced coin. As if it is not enough, it is also broken. Yet it is a new unpublished type. So proud of...
I am not collecting ancients, but if the medieval coins also counts, I am in for anywhere in Western Europe, Lyon would be OK but Frankfurt in...
Excellent additions!!!
I spoke to Anthony few months ago and he was considering to join this year. I hope he can make it!
Cleaning shouldn't be a problem indeed as all the ancients (except the ones comes from very well preserved hoard)have to be cleaned before you can...
As @Sallent pointed out already it does not prevent BD. It can prevent only if the BD is totally cleaned from the coin and wax is applied...
Just out of curiosity, with or without a Renaissance Wax on a coin, what would you do if the coin that is slabbed develops bronze disease? (I just...
Is there anyone coming to the ONS meeting in Leiden, the Netherlands?
Yes indeed but he did not want to share pictures. I will ask him to send photos. I would like to have many pictures actually not only the coin...
[IMG] In the first interview of Coin Talks series we are hosting Daryl Rhoades II, a collector and researcher of Roman Imperial coins. He is the...
Lion figure is one of my favorites in Ilkhan coinage. Here are some of my favorite lions in my collection. Let's see yours. [IMG] Ilkhans,...
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