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HOW TO REMOVE VERDIGRIS (GREEN) SPOTS FROM COPPER COINS

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buckscoins ( 10909 )

The green spots found on some copper coins are called verdigris this is a copper salt like rust. It is usually copper acetate, but can be a copper hydroxide. Neither of these would come off with any kind of...

Tags: coin | verdigris | clean | copper | buckscoins

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Collecting Gold Sovereigns and Avoiding Fakes - Part 1

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lapidary2 ( 1035 )

Before you read this guide, please go straight to my fourth guide to read about the thwarted crook. With the increase in gold prices, you see more and more sovereigns being sold on eBay and that also means...

Tags: Sovereign | Gold | Chinese | Fake

1,213 of 1,224 people found this guide helpful

Cleaning Ancient Coins for Fun and Profit

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bruiser007 ( 2623 )

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....

Tags: Ancient | Coins | Roman | Uncleaned | Celtic

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Krugerrand - One Ounce Investment Gold Coin

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chardcoins ( 5701 )

Krugerrands - The World's First and Most Successful One Ounce Gold Bullion Coin Kruger Fact File Everything you need to know about krugerrands.One Ounce of Gold In 1967, the South African Chamber of Mines had...

Tags: krugerrand | gold | bullion | ounce | investment

862 of 886 people found this guide helpful

1780 Maria Theresa Silver Thaler Restrike Trade Coin

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chardcoins ( 5701 )

1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the Austrian...

Tags: 1780 | Maria | Theresa | Silver | Thaler

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Fake Chinese Sellers stealing others' listings UPDATED

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lapidary2 ( 1035 )

Dangerous Chinese "Sellers" One eBayer has already written a note about these but last night there was a spate of these crooks on eBay, mainly selling coins, totalling more than 100 items. Experienced buyers...

Tags: Coins | Gold | Sovereign | British | United States

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SELLING TO NIGERIAN BUYERS

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off_the_back_of_a_lorry ( 6178 )

THERE HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD INCIDENTS WHERE SELLERS HAVE SOLD AN ITEM ON EBAY, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BUYER IS FROM NIGERIA,THE BUYER GOES ON TO SEND THE SELLER A SPOOF EMAIL, CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE PAID BY...

Tags: BUYERS | BIDDING | NIGERIA | FRAUD | SCAM

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How many Grams in 1 ounce, When Selling Gold? & Tips.

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sceptresales ( 84 )

How many grams in 1 Ounce, When selling Gold? Over the past months after looking at various ebay scrap gold listings many ebay sellers who do not have any knowledge in gold seem to list that they have for...

Tags: Gold | Jewellers | Ounce | Scrap | Jewellery

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Big Postal Order Scam, Sellers please read

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direct_pc_supplies ( 5251 )

Here is a bit of information about one of the lastest scams around. People are sending out fake postal orders so here are a few points for you to remember if and when you receive one.On the left hand side...

Tags: Postal Order Scam | Payment Scam | Payment Methods | Scam

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SPOTTING FAKE SILVER ROMAN COINS, WITH ACTUAL PICTURES.

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keith040_0 ( 1221 )

ONLY ONE OF THESE SILVER ROMAN COINS IS A GENUINE COIN, THE REAL THING, CAN YOU SPOT IT??? As many as 30 - 40 % of ancient coins sold on ebay, at the moment,are modern fakes. So be patient about which coin you...

Tags: FAKE | ROMAN | SILVER | COINS | REPUBLICAN

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