Cleaning and Treatment of Ancient Metal Artifacts and Coins Part - 1 - One Introduction: Why does ancient metal deteriorate and what is that green and black stuff that covers artifacts? The metals from which...
Dragons have been a part of human mythology for centuries, and are as popular as ever today. They have inspired fear and hatred, and have conversely been regarded as divine guardians. It's no wonder more...
Welcome to the fascinating world of Uncleaned Ancient Coins! We have designed one of the most comprehensive guides on the net for cleaning uncleaned ancient coins. These are have been rigorously tried and...
Cleaning and Treatment of Ancient Metal Artifacts and Coins Part - 3 - Three If you want to try manually cleaning coins or artifacts, and I recommend it whole heartedly, start with cheap ones. Get...
Ancient Coins - Glossary of Terms AE: Used to indicate a bronze coin; used in describing ancient coins made from copper, bronze, or orichalcum Roman type of brass, yellowish in colour. AE1 thru AE4: The...
The Care and Preservation of Antiquities Antiquities by definition have been around much longer than those of us who are currently privileged to own them. In fact many antiquities available on eBay today are...
Cleaning and Treatment of Ancient Metal Artifacts and Coins Part - 2 - Two Cleaning Techniques The cleaning of antiquities, and coins in particular is a subject of much debate in the collecting and...
Taking Care Off Your Medals Collectors off WW1 WW2 Items can be a funny mob, they must be one off the only groups off collectors that does not believe in restoration or even cleaning and preventing corrosion...
I love collecting ancient coins, but some people have some strange ideas about them. Here are a few I've encountered over the years:Myth #1: Ancient coins are all extremely rare, and all the real ones are in...
A Scandalous Coin Politics and rare coins might not seem to go together, but they are linked throughout the history of the United States. From the first coins of the 1650s to the change you carry in your...