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One of every coin type, date and mintmark ever made. Anywhere. Since 650 BC. For less than $500 each. You didn't say it had to be an achievable goal. ;) :D It's been 45 years since I started collecti… (View Post)

It's hard to say which came first: the fake coins, or the bogus story explaining the coins. I suspect the fake coins actually came first. The design is, presumably, loosely (!) modelled on coins of t… (View Post)

Yes. Most American and Canadian "Coin Collecting for Beginners" books that were put out in the 1970s and 1980s had the explanation for the origin for the Sheldon Scale. Which is only natura… (View Post)

What's odd about this hoard, to me, is not only the mixture of gold and silver coins, but the mixture of "proper Roman" and Celtic coins. Which leads me to an interesting possible explanati… (View Post)

In ancient coin circles, electrolysis is considered the cleaning method of last resort. The pros: it almost certainly will remove any form of corrosion. The cons: it absolutely will leave an ancient … (View Post)