this guide will help you find a dealer that wont sell you a bunch of slugs or culls (ancient scrap metal or dust) as you may know the feedback profile dosnt paint a clear picture and are often corrupted by...
Author's Note: This guide was written in the late spring of 2006 and prices on ancient coins have risen dramatically, especially on the uncleaned coins in this guide. Most of these coins come from or through...
Developing an Ancient Coin and Antiquities business on eBay is easy, low cost and lots of fun if you enjoy ancient history, or at least have an interest.Research The very first thing you should do is watch the...
Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
For starters, ancient coin grading is done according to wear. Ancient coins, unlike U.S. or other modern world coins are not "net graded". Centering, strike, cracks, irregular flan shape, etc are side issues...