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    Japan 2 shu kin Tempo, 1832-58, 0.298 Au

    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,...
    Post by: kaparthy, Mar 20, 2022 in forum: World Coins
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    Unpublished and Unique

    [ATTACH] Miletos c. 550 BCE electrum sixth stater 2.37 grams (ex: Singer). Recumbant lion / incuse punches. Several known similar. None the same...
    Post by: kaparthy, Oct 5, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Most beautiful coin ever made?

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Sep 15, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    My 20 years coins collection alone with 3500oz silver bars were stolen.

    As noted, the NUMISMATIC CRIMES INFORMATION CENTER https://numismaticcrimes.org/report-form/ is the long-established clearinghouse for this, going...
    Post by: kaparthy, Sep 15, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    1861 Confederate Half Dollar - Real or Fake?

    (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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Sep 15, 2021 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    King of American coins

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Sep 1, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Aside From Coins, Do You Have Any Other Hobbies?

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Sep 1, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Aside From Coins, Do You Have Any Other Hobbies?

    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,...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 24, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    1916 dime

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 19, 2021 in forum: Error Coins
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    Aside From Coins, Do You Have Any Other Hobbies?

    My other hobby is astronomy. I am an Amateur Affiliate member the AAS and several other clubs, including Astronomers Without Borders. I serve on...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    i need help with a 2.50 gold piece i purchased.

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 3, 2021 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    The thread presents very many very nice coins, but yours strike me as being especially within the Baroque canon. We collapse decades and centuries...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 3, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    I know. I was just being pedantic. Like "cent" versus "penny" and "Mercury" versus "Winged Head Liberty." What really throws the editors is...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 3, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    A Penny Saved: R. S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 3, 2021 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    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...
    Post by: kaparthy, Aug 3, 2021 in forum: World Coins