Post your favorite coin here!

Very interesting..I love them:


http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Brockage


BTW: the Philip is not a brockage, but the obverse is blank...the dude striking it completely missed the planchet!


stainless

 

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that word..makes the coin sound that much cooler! lol

stainless

 

Thanks stainless, that sums it up.
(Still think they are just RARE pieces of dirt) LOL

 

By that logic, gold is just a hunk of metal. :kewl:

 

Yes I would suppose so... If only one has been a published specimen how much money could you expect to get for it?
Less than one might think, I'm guessing...

Is the Us Coin Market, bigger than the ancient coin market (My guess would be yes)

Since there is no mintage documentation, wouldn't that hurt the coin's value (My guess would be yes again)

 

US market is MUCH bigger, mainly because of fear and laziness.

but, it depends on demand..you can get brockages relativaly cheap, because of a small demand.

The no mintage thing isn't even accurate for US stuff..lol


stainless

 

Sell? Maybe $60-75. Its all about the demand. This is still a pretty minor variety. (Despite the exceptional engraving)

Mintage documentation does NOT have a great effect on value. Its the perceived surviving numbers that do. Same with US coins. If a US coin had a common mintage of 200,000, yet only a handful are seen today because of melting, would the "poor documentation" effect the value?

 

Demand is always the key word...

Not necessarily, but it would be useful information to have, to see how many there were, and how many there are now.
If you say there is only 1, then another pops up, then another... Isn't it all just speculation of how many are left?
But, I guess for now, that is as good as it will get, as long as the ancient coin collectors like what they are getting, that is fine, don't know if I'll ever change my ways, but you and stainless are really wearing me down..

 

Everyone gets worn down. In time, you'll either branch off into some new, more esoteric branch of the hobby or "retire". Me? I'm getting as much of the crazy stuff out of the way now as I can!

 

Oh yeah, I'm going to "retire" from Gold Indians to buy ancients.. LOL

 

Not today. Not tomorrow. Ten years down the road? Maybe.

 

by "retire" are you talking about the BNB term, or another term?


sorry, I had to do it!


stainless

 

Whoa, I just realized..we just did a super ressurection on this thread and turned it into a ancient rarity 101 guide! lol

stainless

 

NEVER!

What else could I have meant?

Ehhh, don't worry about it...
Once again, here is my favorite coin..

 

See the above thread were I show the Histiaia....I win



stainless

 

so far this is my favorite :kewl:hya::bigeyes:

 

Well, its time I posted some new favorites.

Forger’s reverse die of sestertius
mid 2nd century AD – AE or PB? 53.5g, 35x6mm
four-tiered pyre topped by facing quadriga
CONSECRATIO, SC in retrograde

type of RIC 315, 1266 (Antoninus Pius); 333, 1511 (Lucius Verus); 441, 662 (Marcus Aurelius)

ex Dmitry Markov New York Sale XI, unsold

When a counterfeiter prepared his dies, he could either engrave them himself, in a style easily be distinguishable from official mint issues, or he could use a genuine, mint issued host coin. He would then impress this design into a piece of bronze and affix it to the iron die-shaft. This object likely represents a counterfeiter’s first attempt, a practice strike in lead.


Constantius II
AV – Solidus, 21 mm, 4.05g
Antioch, 337-361 AD
FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG
draped, cuirassed bust r.
GLORIA REI-PVBLICAE
Roma and Constantinopolis seated holding hield with VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX
SMANI in ex.
RIC VIII Antioch 83
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T$..call THESE dirt



/ game


darkside wins


stainless

 

You want dirt? Its not quite a coin, so forgive me...

Clay bulla
138-161 AD
Laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius facing right

Bullae were seals attached to documents or orders as a means of authentication. This one clearly shows the image of a laureate portrait of Antoninus Pius facing right. With such a profound Imperial portrait, its likely that this was used to seal official orders from the Emperor or one of his aides. The reverse of the piece shows striations from papyrus or cloth and still bears the fingerprints of the official who pressed it.

Purportedly found in Egypt.
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woot :hail:

first thing that comes to mind when i see these are b-day cakes not a pyre