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It has nothing to do with the Crusades. Rather, it's a "pirate coin". Spanish-Americas, 1700s or thereabouts, either Mexico or Peru. Probably an 8 reales ("piece of eight"), … (View Post)

Whenever I see an object like this, my first instinct is "Japanese pachinko token", but I don't think that instinct is correct here. For starters, the script is "Chinese character… (View Post)

If acetone is going to work at all, it usually starts working straight away. An hours-long soak rarely works better than a couple of minutes. (View Post)

"Oily rainbow colours" are caused by the thin film optic effect. It is, incidentally, the exact same law of physics that causes the various colours on nicely toned coins. In this case, I th… (View Post)

It is a counterfeit, and thus against eBay policy to be sold on eBay. Given the giant hole and clear evidence of some kind of clip-mount, I would assume it to be a "jewellery replica" made … (View Post)