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The toning is perfectly "natural", in that all toning on any silver coin is caused by environmental sulfur. It was accumulated on the coin by accident and not by deliberate premeditated act… (View Post)

The amendment to the coinage act of 1793 provided the legislative basis for the legal tender declaration. The legislation specified that, for... The rate was confirmed by revised legislation in 1806.… (View Post)

While we cannot, normally, assign causes of specific toning or damage patterns on coins, I think in this specific case we can make an exception. The size, and the position, of this stain gives me a c… (View Post)

The "George Ludwig" referred to in the titles of this coin is of course the future king George I of Great Britain. When Queen Anne died with no surviving children in 1714, most of her survi… (View Post)

Coin 1: Late Roman Bronze. It's a bit corroded, but appears to be emperor Constantine the great, reverse VIRTVS EXERCITVS (manly virtue of the Army). The reverse depicts two bound captives seate… (View Post)