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....
A rather new addition to the 'RedBook' are 1998, 1999, and 2000 'WIDE AM' Lincoln cents (all from Philadelphia mint - no mintmark). Also referred to as 'Type 2' reverses, these varieties were made with reverse...
Branch Mints Since 1871, British sovereigns were struck at branch mints, in addition to the Royal Mint in London.The first branch mint to strike sovereigns was Sydney in Australia. It made good sense to...