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“Star of Bethlehem” Trichalkon, under Augustus
Background/History I purchased this coin from an uncleaned coin dealer in early 2023 amongst a lot of other assorted 1st century bronze coins. I paid ~60 USD per coin in the lot, which is a tad north of their retail on average but that’s par the course for premium uncleaned coins. In the lot there…
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Process of cleaning ancient coin (Case Study)
1. Acquire some dirty coins Find a dealer that provides dirty coins. There are many categories of uncleaned ancient bronze coins 2. Image and Identify coin as best as you can before cleaning Taking Photos Taking good before photos is important in the process. It allows for you to later see before and after comparison.…