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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JJ Walker, post: 7939330, member: 125206&quot;](I&#039;m pasting this same intro into all my first posts to level set. Thanks for your patience)</p><p>-----------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m new here.&nbsp; Please be kind <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I recently found out about auctions for ancient coins and artifacts.&nbsp; I&#039;ve mostly just been buying things that feel interesting or give me a good feeling.&nbsp; I have always loved archeology and history, and also been a minor coin collector since childhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not really collecting as an investment, more as a form of time travel.&nbsp; I just love touching and holding these objects and imagining who may have held it when it was newer.&nbsp; Having some kind of historical context to these objects is what I am mostly after. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I am strongly interested in attempting to restore everything to as close to what it looked like when it was new(er).&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to destroy anything, but I also do want to be &quot;aggressive&quot; in the restoration efforts in an attempt to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>-----------------</p><p><br /></p><p>So with this unknown coin set ($132) I&#039;m looking for</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Any info you all might think about it.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; a. There was nothing in the auction description</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; b. There is good face detail on all of them</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; c. One of them seems to be gold in color, so is that maybe brass or something else?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; d. Any idea more info on these?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; e. Should I upload more/better photos?&nbsp; </p><p>2. Best advice to attempt to restore it.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; a. Is there any hope at bringing out any further details?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; b. How do I deal with brass vs bronze?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for reading and I really do appreciate your time and look forward to learning more and being part of your community.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the best,</p><p>JJ Walker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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