Saw something cheap and good?You thought it was a steal?! The Seller is out to steal your money! Be aware of buying high value items sellers registered from CHINA or LOCATION in CHINA!! Alot of the...
The green spots found on some copper coins are called verdigris this is a copper salt like rust. It is usually copper acetate, but can be a copper hydroxide. Neither of these would come off with any kind of...
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....
Before you read this guide, please go straight to my fourth guide to read about the thwarted crook. With the increase in gold prices, you see more and more sovereigns being sold on eBay and that also means...
Dangerous Chinese "Sellers" One eBayer has already written a note about these but last night there was a spate of these crooks on eBay, mainly selling coins, totalling more than 100 items. Experienced buyers...
Krugerrands - The World's First and Most Successful One Ounce Gold Bullion Coin Kruger Fact File Everything you need to know about krugerrands.One Ounce of Gold In 1967, the South African Chamber of Mines had...
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...
1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the ...
I hope you have arrived here after reading the first part of this article. In this part, I will be showing you some more examples of the dubious and the downright ugly that at some time have been passed off...
Here's a convenient way of how to tell if you have real silver coins/rounds. Carefully balance the coin flat on the tip of one finger, then use something like a pen to gently strike the edge of the coin. You...