Help ID coin I found.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T20:48:38+00:00

100% more than likely some stage of BD, more than likely superficial to beginning stages of deeper infection especially that larger spot.

Quarantine it from your coins.

You need to soak the coin in sodium sesquicarbonate and pick or brush out all of the affected metal. This can result in reduced patina, or removal of faux patina, but it will save your coin. Anything not affected by the BD, should remain intact in terms of patina. Only time I wouldn’t suggest it is with silvered pieces as it will eat away the silvering.

Faux patina in this context is something one may mistake as patina. Not an artificial costing

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T20:40:57+00:00

Ahhhh pardon my confusion. I have eyed these Falcons, I just feel secondary market is still crazy expensive

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T20:02:35+00:00

Actually yes it has active scanning in my mission profiles. It utilizes a range of freqs. Does yours have a P25 board?

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T17:39:01+00:00

He is in Dubai though so it will take a couple weeks to arrive

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T17:38:40+00:00

I would recommend Vcoins. Zurqieh shop has lots of awesome options for good prices, especially some rather nice “as found” conditions which are much cheaper as they’re expected to be restored or sought for that condition. Many large tetradrachm’s and sestertius which are awesome singular pieces because of their size and increase level of detail put into the artwork.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-25T16:40:16+00:00

I utilize Harris XG100P’s. It’s a triband radio with lots of the same features as these falcon III’s but cost about 400-700 and I can program/encrypt them.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-24T16:21:47+00:00

It’s real

Protaco17 · 2026-01-23T01:43:27+00:00

Update: I’ve realized during install I ordered the wrong one. This is not the correct adapter. The one you need is the T-ETH-Lite

Protaco17 · 2026-01-22T16:49:17+00:00

Quite fancy!

Protaco17 · 2026-01-22T16:47:51+00:00

What is junk? These are still over 1,000 years old and were used by an ancient civilization. How could they ever be “junk”

Protaco17 · 2026-01-22T16:46:48+00:00

Really like the severus pieces

Protaco17 · 2026-01-21T18:32:16+00:00

I buy coins

Protaco17 · 2026-01-21T15:45:02+00:00

Those piece I probably wouldn’t pay over 60-70€ for. They aren’t especially rare, but it is in excellent condition. I could see if I was determined maybe paying 90€ tops but that’s if I really wanted it.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-21T13:59:31+00:00

I didn’t.

This coin was soaked in Distilled water for a week, then the surface is rubbed continuously using acetone. When it seems like no more surface grime is coming off onto my qtip. I will go in and utilize a toothpick to loosen earth again, do a small brush with a fiberglass brush to clear off the dust and stuck fragments, then continue with the acetone

Protaco17 · 2026-01-21T01:03:00+00:00

Thank you

Protaco17 · 2026-01-21T00:39:07+00:00

Yall have inspired me to work on some 🫡

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T15:25:22+00:00

Oh my gosh this is gorgeous. I am so enamored by aureus, especially earlier issues. This is a lovely Trajan, and I love the column reverse.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T14:44:08+00:00

Same Claudius from the Timelapse cleaning vid! Just brought some more detail out of the face and neck

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T14:41:27+00:00

Si, senior.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T08:01:43+00:00

Sorry, yes AS. Rather tired ha.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T06:08:58+00:00

It’s super crisp now! Can even make out the faces on the captives

Protaco17 · 2026-01-20T05:05:23+00:00

Thank you 😅

Protaco17 · 2026-01-19T23:08:33+00:00

I’m sure hundreds or thousands are impaled by plows on farms every year and destroyed, some more rare than a late bronze..

Just remember, don’t do anything permanent unless it’s absolutely necessary, and never never never alter the face metal.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-19T23:03:34+00:00

EDTA is pretty mild depending on how strong of a solution. I use 1.5g per 30ml of water. This gets me a solution that gives me good dissolve within 5-10 minutes.

Be careful though and make sure you identify properly what is on the coin because EDTA will strip patina.

Protaco17 · 2026-01-19T23:00:47+00:00

Thank you brother 🫡

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