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I'm not entirely certain of the difference between this suggestion and an old-fashioned consortium buying a coin? Seems to me a case of just throwing the word "blockchain" in there to attra… (View Post)

Silver is notoriously good at killing microbes and moulds. It won't grow on the coins, and will probably not then spread from the coin to anything else. Acetone would work, but if we're just talking … (View Post)

Sycees were made throughout the Imperial period (up to AD 1911), but began to be replaced with regular gold coins during the Republic period. Imitation gold sycee are popular Chinese New Year decorat… (View Post)

I'm very much a "coin generalist" - ancient, medaieval, modern, world, I'll take one of everything, thanks. And "Roman" is very much a large part of what's out there in terms of s… (View Post)

I collect world coins, one of each type date and mintmark, going all the way back to 650 BC. Such a collection ought to be theoretically possible to "complete", but such a collection would … (View Post)