Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
ONLY ONE OF THESE SILVER ROMAN COINS IS A GENUINE COIN, THE REAL THING, CAN YOU SPOT IT??? As many as 30 - 40 % of ancient coins sold on ebay, at the moment,are modern fakes. So be patient about...
Confused or unsure about purchasing coins of this era on ebay ? I hope my guide will provide some answers to your questions. This guide is intended to be of help when considering which Saxon and/or Norman...
Can you tell a Richard I from a Henry III ? This guide will show you how to, quickly and easily. This guide will I hope attempt to provide quick and easy ways to differentiate between and establish the...
An explanation of weight measures and their history and weight conversion tables. Weight Table --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 oz avoirdupois = 437.500...
Most collectors of Anglo-Saxon coinage aim high. They buy the finest quality coins they can find with no regard to expense. This is ideal if you have unlimited resources and are thinking of future resale...
Recommended coin sellers;Keithchapmanuk - A good seller of Anglo-Saxon coins, highly recommended.Tascio1 - A seller with a large stock of hammered and milled coins, recommended. Also a good range of...
This guide is designed to help new coin collectors spot fake and reproduction Hammered Medieval Silver coins. It is often difficult for those starting off in coin collecting to spot fake hammered silver...
For every numismatist, it is a noteworthy fact that the minting of coins in Vienna only commenced at a relatively late date. In a way, English king Richard the Lion-hearted was partly responsible for the...
Common Names of British Coin Denominations Numismatic Etymology for the Bewildered We keep seeing questions, mainly from our American friends, about the common names of British coins, or about the £, s., or...