I'm just writing a few lines about how well the titanium and tungsten pins from Common Bronze work on uncleaned coins. I had a coin sitting in DW for about a...
Thanks Gary, I'm glad that you like the pins as much as we do! I also wanted to let everyone know that we have added three new pins to the mix. These are very...
to tony how do you shappen them when they need to be brian mace ... pins to the mix. These are very small (less than .5mm wide) pins. We have a Brass Pin Vise...
Hi Brian, I use the Dremel cut off wheels that we sell in the store to sharpen my pins or freshen the tips. You could also use a sander or anything similar...
Hello! I've uploaded a picture of the obverse of an Arcadius AE3 I've been cleaning into an album on the list call "Arcadius' crud". I'm curious what the...
Hi Tony, I find gently rubbing them on a whetstone does the trick, bringing the pins to a nice point without the afore mentioned hazard of flying pins. Bob B. ...
Hi Everyone, I just put up coins onto Ebay. You can go to them at: *http://tinyurl.com/3vusy* Thank you, Kim [Non-text portions of this message have been...
to scott it is probably malachite a copper carbonate I base my decisions to remove on appearance a even coat I leave spotty I tend to remove as you say it is...
If the green is soft and powdery as Glenn sks then that can be removed using several methods. ... Sell on Yahoo! Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. ...
Many years ago I once worked as a TIG welder were tungsten in varying diameters is used as the electrode. This type of welding requires almost precision...
Hi, I use a large industrial sander at work to sharpen all the pins. putting the sharp point on the tungsten is really not that hard, but putting the flat...
Hi, I've got about 35 auctions cllosing in a few hours. They include some rare Roman coins, Greek coins and Byzantines. All at very low prices, please take a...
Last night someone registered and posted as "jon_gawne" on Numis trasures. They make a claim they thought a Parthian coin was real. This was NOT me and I...
Seems that we had a similar thing happen when you had the other board up Jon and it was hacked.I will be willing to bet that there are connections there...
Imagine you have been kicking around some boards for a while, reading them off and on. And at one point some mystery insane person has made life tough on you...
Hi Everyone, The coins on Ebay will be ending tonight. Some have either the starting bid or no bids. You can go to them at: *http://tinyurl.com/3vusy* Thank...
It is 3 months late but I just received a photo of a lot that I will be getting from Salzburg that were found by local detectorist at Caratun in Austria.I...
Thats Carnatun and they can be seen in my caesars12 folder under the photos section.I also have the option to buy 900 more beyond the 700 . ... Start your day...
Dear Friends I am currently offering 4 lots of 1000 uncleaned coins. Have a look here: http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=bcebeci Please...
Hi, We have around 95 eBay listings this week, which we placed late, due to computer problems!!!! Ancient, Roman, Byzantine, Greek and Judean/Biblical coins...
Dear All-I have a follis of Domitius Domitianus at auction on Ebay. It is quite worn, but the surfaces are nice and it is clearly a Domitius coin. It is...
Thought that someone in the group would be interested in this important series of archaeological reports on SAMOTHRACE, in book form, on one of the most...
Hi all I returned from my trip to the US a few days ago. It was success and I must thank all that emailed me inquiring.... It was a real pleasure to get to...
I'm sure I must have missed this somewhere in the introduction area of the Handbook! Or I'm just to much of a beginner. But, what does the abbreviation...
Paul: Ol stands for obverse legends. At the beginning of each personage there is a list of obverse legends with legend ID's. Therefore, if you have a coin of...
Thanks Carl, I don't know how I could have missed it. Now that you pointed it out, it should have been obvious to me!!! Paul ... there is ... page ... the...
Hi Members, This is to alert everyone of a new e-bay scam I just received and caught. It comes in the form of a question from e-bay member. Looks exactly like...
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