OK. But there are other ways of testing without acid or damaging the coin, right?
Yes I understand that. What I was saying was, I'd take it to the jeweler to test whether it was silver or not.
Hi Dave, I weighed it on the most accurate scale I have. It said 7g, but below 10g it's not very accurate. It won't do decimal points for...
Around the rim, it says: HISPAN - ET - IND - REX - ME - 2R - I - I So: Spain & *something* - King - *something* - 2 Reales - *something* -...
People of Knowledge, your assistance is requested. [IMG] I picked this up at the local flea-market today, and damn near branded my hand doing...
Not an inkwell. Without a cap, the ink would dry out too fast. And I see no evidence of a cork stopper, which an inkwell wouldn't have had, anyway.
Ooooooooooh boy. Photographing that bag is gonna be a PAIN IN THE ASS. I often photograph things which are in some way reflective. Silver,...
I had one, an 1890s Waltham, before I sold it. From what I recall, case-plating went: 5, 10, 20, and then the highest was 25. The vast...
Actually, the cheapest standard of gold-filling was 5 years.
Guys can we please not fight over who displays what? If you don't like something, then simply don't comment on it. It's easier than saying...
C'mon. We all have them. I'll show you mine if you show me yours? [IMG] My binoculars, opera glasses, and telescopes. Ca. 1850-1920....
It's very nice, but it's not a samovar... [IMG]
Another big issue, if you want to make it one, is that of DATING items. Sometimes it's really easy to date something. Whistles, razors, watches,...
Some things are impossible to evaluate from a photograph, or even several photographs. I know one particular forum where they refuse to valuate...
Honestly I agree with what some others have said here - Sometimes it's just not possible, or not easy, to explain why we know, don't know, feel or...
The window tax sounds like a joke, but it was actually real. It makes me laugh every time I hear about it. Was it specifically a tax on GLASS or...
What is?
I've met loads of people who deal antiques for a 'profession', and some of the mistakes they make are pretty epic. I daresay if you found a...
I hate you! Why can't I find stuff like that at thrift-shops!?? We all hate you now!! **runs away crying and sulks in the corner** ...were they...
1823 silver & gilt George IV vinaigrette. I believe I paid $120, $130. In antique shop, these things sell for about 4-5 times that price. And...
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