Nice scans, panzerman and Eidolon. Here are mine. I bought them from Liberty Coin Service in East Lansing. I never have been an active collector,...
[ATTACH] Miletos c. 550 BCE electrum sixth stater 2.37 grams (ex: Singer). Recumbant lion / incuse punches. Several known similar. None the same...
Una and the Lion [ATTACH] Like the many versions of the Syrakusa 10 drachma, City View Thalers are easy to find in a range of evermore...
As noted, the NUMISMATIC CRIMES INFORMATION CENTER https://numismaticcrimes.org/report-form/ is the long-established clearinghouse for this, going...
(Some here can correct my details, as I work from memory on the facts about the populations of the coins.) First, all five of the genuine...
Well... Museums are nice and all and that is the reason that I take a step back from the display to consider the context. I mean, I grew up with...
Well, yes, we are collectors. I also have four. One in its shipping carton in the garage and one in his carrying case on the floor. Then, there's...
I do as much observing as a I can, but I am modest in my endeavors. If I can find a new (to me) binary, I am happy for the night. Right now,...
Not saying it is not, but I have noted elsewhere that my other. hobby is astronomy and when it comes to identifying (almost) unperceivable details...
My other hobby is astronomy. I am an Amateur Affiliate member the AAS and several other clubs, including Astronomers Without Borders. I serve on...
There is a discussion among the Ancients about gold coins that were toned by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. But to me the key factor is that gold...
The thread presents very many very nice coins, but yours strike me as being especially within the Baroque canon. We collapse decades and centuries...
I know. I was just being pedantic. Like "cent" versus "penny" and "Mercury" versus "Winged Head Liberty." What really throws the editors is...
I visited with Whitman on the bourse floor two years ago in Chicago. I met Ken way back in 1996 in Cleveland. This is going to be a tough book...
That's cute, a funny non-sequitur. The Baroque era ended with the advent of the Classical era. Most histories give the dates as 1600-1750 for...
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