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Valued Member
United States
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I haven't fully cleaned this one yet but it has some detail left despite the rough environmental wear it's seen. I'll be posting more over the next few days as I clean the "cement" from them, but this is the first one I attempted out of the lot of 10 I recently received. I learned from my previous mistakes that slow and easy does it with these ancient beauties, so that's exactly how I'm going to take it.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not much left to go on. No legend or mintmark yet. Maybe when the cleaning is finished. Sorry
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Pillar of the Community
3352 Posts |
I'll give you one million dollars for it!  oh sorry => apparently I have to ask DVCollector first ... *sigh*  |
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Moderator
 United States
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I think it might be Valens, victory advancing left. Without the legend and mint mark I have not RIC # for you.
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Valued Member
 United States
140 Posts |
It's difficult to explain the corrosion... but it seems to have partially peeled or worn away over time around the edges exposing the core of the metal. I'm not sure if I can draw any more detail out than what's already there. And stevex6 the memories of that reference  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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With whats left I think echizento is very likely correct.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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oh sorry => apparently I have to ask DVCollector first ... *sigh* Not at all--you asked for our opinions, after all--and I gave mine, for what that's worth.  I don't usually go out on a limb like that, but when I do...it's only to help out a fellow collector. Don't feel like you need my permission or something |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4964 Posts |
I'm new to cleaning, so take this for what it is worth (not much), but is the brown a coat of broken up patina on top of the raw broze? I think your done cleaning that one...or am I wrong?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll give you one million dollars for it! with picture...very funny! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think your done cleaning that one...or am I wrong? Yeah - I think this one has been taken as far as possible, any more could destroy it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
I always get a few of these with my metal detector finds . If you take off what's left of the patina you will end up with a dull coin with no details. There is nothing that you can do now for this coin to help it, the patina will just flake off with more cleaning.
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Valued Member
United States
140 Posts |
Agreed, I too believe I've done all I can for this one. At least I have an idea of what it may be now. Thanks for the help everyone, still waiting on the rest of the lot.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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this is what can happen to coins like these... Before this coin had one of the nicest portraits I've seen for these coins and the reverse was a little flaky but it was a decent coin overall not look at it. too bad but I still have it as my only example for this type for now.   |
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Posted 03/19/2012 10:06 pm
