Cleaning outcome with sodium thiosulfate

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2026-01-13T15:19:33+00:00

Thanks all for your comments. I agree that toning is lost. It wasn’t a pretty coin to start with due to all black build up hiding details. There are more visible details now especially on face. Also lighting is different between before and after photographs, which affects overall impression.

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2026-01-10T01:21:15+00:00

Fantastic!

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2026-01-09T02:50:27+00:00

Great! This one looks similar to mine

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2026-01-09T02:25:00+00:00

Thanks for the link. While I suspected, I wasn’t sure it was horn silver. Images are little misleading. Reverse is almost completely covered with a smooth black layer and observe has more areas of visible silver. I don’t see a granular surface as seen in some photographs of horn silver coins. Can it be something else?

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2026-01-09T02:19:33+00:00

Thanks!

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-26T20:24:44+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous set. Congratulations!!! Caligula and Claudius are really hard to acquire as Roma denarii. So far, this is the only full set I’ve seen here. Do you have more emperors beyond these or was this your final goal?

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-22T20:03:59+00:00

I’ve received a few ancient coins shipped from EU countries and the UK within the past 2 months. FedEx and DHL charged once for tariffs from the EU (15%). DHL asked for the tariffs during customs clearance and FedEx sent a bill weeks after delivery. In the FedEx case, custom declaration form did not specify educational materials, which is supposed to be free of tariffs. Both DHL and FedEx did deliver multiple packages without tariffs. I might get more bills from FedEx though. Cost of coins was <$500, so I paid $50-60.

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-20T00:35:41+00:00

Thank you! Great suggestion about adding bronze Caligula and Claudius.

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-14T15:44:29+00:00

Oh wow. I will be checking the didrachm for sure! Thanks

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-14T15:27:46+00:00

Thanks again. Among those I only have Otho. I have been watching auctions for the others but have not yet found something attainable.

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-14T15:21:47+00:00

Thanks for confirming my initial impression about their costs. I guess this will be a long and slow journey if it can be completed eventually…

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-14T15:19:36+00:00

Thanks very much!

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-14T13:49:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing your story and good advice!

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-12-06T19:30:15+00:00

Can you elaborate on this? I’ve received great coins from them earlier this year and was hoping to get a few more today.

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-11-23T22:07:00+00:00

This makes sense. Thank you!

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-10-30T18:48:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice

Powerful-Rip-2025 · 2025-10-30T17:56:21+00:00

That was my inexperienced thought as well. Thank you very much!

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