When silver coins are found in ancient shipwrecks, they are coated with a black crust. what question could you?
There would actually be two changes. The chemical one is what makes the coins black by the creation of solver oxide, similar to rust on iron. The second would be the addition of tiny sea creatures that make coral. If you find such a coin do NOT clean it up as the additional crust is known as the filigree and is much prized by collectors. This is true of all old coins which are worth more dirty than cleaned up.
Which is the best website for buying perfumes in India?
Recently I started buying from perfumery.co.in. They have fast shipping and has original ones. And the best part is they have got decants to most of the perfumes.I have seen decants to The One Edp, ysl la nuit among the designers and niches like xerjoff, creed, bond no 9 etc. Amazing collection. You can even request for the decant, they may try to accommodate it. I haven't requested yet but am planning to. Also they have tester bottles going at the most cheap rate you can find anywhere in online. Definitely worth a peek.
Are there laws against selling ancient greek coins and drachma/drachms?
In general, the only time you have to worry about laws relating to items of cultural patrimony is when the items are of great value or when the items are provably looted from an archaelogical site. The REAL danger, if you are a novice collector, is that you may end up buying a coin that's a forgery, or you may purchase a coin for far more than it's worth. I was president of the Ancient Coin Club of Los Angeles for a number of years, and my husband and I have collected ancient Greek and Roman coins for more than 25 years. I have to tell you that during that time we have seen some really, really sad rip-offs, ranging from people who bought a genuine but common ancient coin for more than 100 times what it was worth, to people who bought coins that were such obvious fakes that we wondered how anyone who was sober and had normal vision could have been fooled. There are many reputable ancient coin dealers, and I would not recommend that a novice buy ancient coins from anyone other than a reputable dealer who has been in business for years, and who gives a lifetime guarantee of the authenticity of every coin he sells. I would also recommend that you see if there is a club for collectors of ancient Greek and Roman coins in your area, and that you attend some meetings and get to know the people in the club. Collectors of ancient coins are usually happy to share their knowledge with novices, and can make many valuable recommendations with regards to reference materials to learn about the coins. Unlike modern coins, which can be graded for condition and priced with a reasonable degree of consistency, ancient coins are much more difficult to grade and price. Because every die used to strike the coins is hand-cut and the skill of the die-cutters can vary enormously, because the quality of each individual strike is highly variable even when the same dies were used, and because the condition of ancient coins can vary hugely, knowing what a fair price to pay for a coin can be a difficult proposition. In addition to scarcity, there are also factors unrelated to scarcity that can make a huge difference in the value. Because of all these factors, it can be hard to know if a coin is a genuine value or a rip-off. See if there's a club for collectors of ancient coins in your area. That's your best bet for protecting yourself and learning about a hobby that can be a lifetime passion.
Is it illegal to send COINS to other countries?
to answer your question no its perfectly legal i have brought coins online on ebay for a while now, they are coins from other countries that has numismatic value. I have ordered russian coins, and lots more so its fine. I even get Silver maple sent to be fore a good price and it has not been confiscated but that depends on how you package it. But if you want to be on the safe side i can teach you how to package the gold coin. Here is a video i found that might be helpful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ0t2PBfF18 its about half way into the video but how he ships money is really useful and really cleaver way to do it
Where doe the saying "As nice a nine-pence" come from?
Meaning Neat, tidy, well-ordered. Origin The variants, 'as right as ninepence' and 'as neat as ninepence' are just as common as the 'nice' version and it isn't clear which came first. There are suggestions that this expression derives from from 'as nice as nine pins'. In the game of Ninepins (Skittles) the pins are set out in a square. For the game to be fair this must be done neatly and accurately or, in the old parlance, nicely. That derivation is attractive but seems unlikely, as there is no early records of 'as nice as nine pins' in print. We might expect that form to exist if the 'ninepence' version derived from it. The 'ninepins' form, in the guise of 'as smart as ninepins' isn't found until the 20th century and it is reasonable to assume that is a simple mishearing of the earlier 'as neat/clean/grand as ninepence' versions. The earliest known recorded form of the phrase is 'as neat as ninepence'. The first citation of that is in James Howell's English Proverbs, 1659: "As fine as fippence, as neat as nine pence." The 'fippence' (five pence) in that makes it clear that the reference is to money rather than to skittles. For it to appear in a list of sayings viewed as proverbial it must have been in existence for some time before 1659. There was a ninepence coin in circulation in the 16th and 17th centuries, although there was nothing especially neat or nice about it. The rhyming style of that citation suggests that the 'neat' and 'nice' were chosen just for that reason. The 'as nice as ninepence' form didn't arise until recently - late 20th century. I found it here: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/43100...