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Bronze Coin Dating Back to Maccabean Revolt Discovered in Jerusalem
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Posted on 12/21/2016 6:55:59 AM PST by Eleutheria5
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Tch. Tourists, always leaving a mess./s
To: Eleutheria5
A coin laying in a Jewish temple for over 2000 years, now that is remarkable. Sorry, couldn’t help it.
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posted on
12/21/2016 6:58:18 AM PST
by
keat
To: keat
Yeah, but that doesn’t prove that Jerusalem belongs to Israel does it? When’s the new US Embassy open there?
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:00:09 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: keat
You’re lucky Jews have a self-deprecating sense of humor:-)
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:04:32 AM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: rktman
Is further proof necessary?
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:05:40 AM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: Eleutheria5
I’ve recently taken to buying, cleaning and collecting old roman coins. Pretty cool to watch the coin appear after long stretches of soaking and cleaning them.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:07:00 AM PST
by
dware
(I love waking up in a world with President-elect Trump!)
To: Eleutheria5
Orna never heard of a metal detector.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:07:46 AM PST
by
bunkerhill7
((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
To: bunkerhill7
Nectar!
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:17:49 AM PST
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: keat
Ouch.
I wasn’t thinking THAT, but I was wondering if we are leaving coins all over the place.
I know throughout my life I’ve let a couple of dollars worth of pennies go up into the vaccum, and eventually out the door to the dump.
2,000 years from now, our landfills are going to be popular places.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:18:16 AM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
To: dware
I am no coin collector, but doesn’t the cleaning part ruin their value?
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:18:55 AM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
To: Eleutheria5
Must have been dropped by some Jewish merchant trying to sell goods in the ancient Palestinian Empire. We all know Jews have no history in the land. I read it in the NYT so it must be true.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:19:31 AM PST
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
To: Eleutheria5
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:31:52 AM PST
by
Ciexyz
(After eight years of Obama, I can't afford to buy nothin'.)
To: Eleutheria5
This is fantastic since it is one of history's most important points.
Artifacts always stimulate interest in the subject.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:32:17 AM PST
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Bogie
To: Vermont Lt
Yeah let the patina stay right there.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:35:19 AM PST
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Bogie
To: Vermont Lt
I am no coin collector, but doesnt the cleaning part ruin their value?It can, if done incorrectly. With Roman coins, however, it is to be expected. Most I have received are covered in centuries of dirt and other encrustations. The goal is to clean the dirt and crust off, while maintaining the patina of the coin itself.
This means days, sometimes weeks of soaking in distilled water, olive oil, and for really tough crust, vinegar, and quite a bit of scrubbing with a toothbrush. If you take it too far, exposing and in some cases, even 'polishing' the coin to a point, would ruin the value. Just removing the crust and such, however, leaves a clearly old coin with a classic patina covering the bronze, which many of these are.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:38:03 AM PST
by
dware
(I love waking up in a world with President-elect Trump!)
To: bgill
Nectar! I have roundness in the hole!!!!!
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:38:03 AM PST
by
commish
(Freedom tastes Sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it!)
To: Vermont Lt
My mother threw away my small Roman coppers when I was away in the army. She said, "Bobby, I can't have all that junk around the house."
My baseball cards were gone too.
I was glad to get home but, geeezzzeee.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:40:37 AM PST
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Bogie
To: Bogie
Patina, yes, but sometimes they are so crusty that no features are visible.
You can buy them on eBay for a dollar or two and uncovering them is indeed rewarding.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:43:00 AM PST
by
zeebee
(There are no coincidences.)
To: pgkdan
NYT = political gatekeepers.
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posted on
12/21/2016 7:43:34 AM PST
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Bogie
To: Bogie
“My mother threw away my small Roman coppers when I was away in the army. She said, “Bobby, I can’t have all that junk around the house.”
Yep, know how you feel...
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