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MrZun liked -monolith-'s post in the thread Hoard patina or not?.

Almost all ancient coins are cleaned. The very rare exception are coins that were stored in a sack or vessel that has protected them...

Inspector43 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Circulation Finds. Post yours too please......

Ah, 50 years ago. I remember asking my brother about the 40% Kennedys (sometime before 1972), and he said "yeah, they have silver, but...

Inspector43 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Circulation Finds. Post yours too please......

Last week, this one. [ATTACH] 50 years ago, these. [ATTACH]

stlnats posted a new thread.

New purchase - 1782 Bologna 50 Bolognini

And now for "something completely different," for me. Recently I've taken a break from pursuing US National Currency to add a couple of...

Forum: World Coins

Factor liked Jochen1's post in the thread Diana Nemorensis.

Dear Friends of ancient mythology! I want to start a series of Roman mythology. Here is the first coin: Roman Republic, P. Accoleius...

masterswimmer liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread LordM Giveaway #113 (pick your prize).

As mentioned above, you need to pick a prize. But I’ll let you slide as well, just this once. ;) Future replies that do not include a...

masterswimmer liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread LordM Giveaway #113 (pick your prize).

That’s kind of a cop-out. I like folks to pick their prize up front, and say why, so I get some ideas about what’s popular. (It’s the...

SensibleSal66 attached a file to the thread Circulation Finds. Post yours too please......

Nope. Just the background of some fabric. [ATTACH]

masterswimmer liked BadThad's post in the thread Help me to save a rarity - proper xylene usage instructions.

GDJMSP just covered most of it. You removed the plasticizer residue with acetone, that was a good first step....but...you should have...