It looks to be Edward Confessor Pointed Helmet type (1053-6), moneyer Godwine - with all letters on flan. The mint name is on the missing half....
You did well, slabbed and all. The prices seem crazy nowadays for these, I paid €340 from Naumann for mine years ago (and it seemed a lot at the...
You've got a good variety of types there, Legal Tenders, FRN and SC/GC. My only 1928 is the $20 GC. They most certainly don't make them like...
Interesting video - external packaging is pretty much spot on, but the density of the metal gives the game away. Given the price differential...
Thanks guys for the comments. Grading at the low end is probably easier than XF or better, since there is less room for 'improvement' as it...
This is ungraded, and being new to grading paper currency - what's the opinion on its grade? Based on coins I would guess F12, though online...
Its got far nicer patina than the Savoca horror coin, and Magistrate Θ instead of the far more common city ethnic ΣΙ. Probably $30 or so - its...
Having recently come back from there, I (as you do) embarked on trying to acquire an example of each of the currency metals used. Since this...
Your first coin would be Lucius Verus RIC 549, but the coin style looks off. Compare it to others on acsearch for confirmation - I'm no expert....
Good OP this, but the ancient world ain't quite dead yet! Some parts of North Africa you feel are still pretty close. The following picture was...
My understanding is that the smaller silver was dated to differentiate it from similar size pieces of differing value, along with the obverse...
Judging from the mintmark '1' on the reverse & obverse 'E D G ROxxxSPINA', plus the weight - 7th issue AR halfgroat of Elizabeth I minted 1601-2.
I've had this for years, bought after reading 'The Name of the Rose' and its Finis Africae.. Back when you could find decent things on eBay....
It hammered in that auction in July at £80K+20%. As @panzerman noted, it auctioned high. Adding margin brings you into the range quoted in the...
Ever since the illustration on the dustjacket of Sear RCV4, it was a portrait I had to acquire at some point. Since the artistic shakeup under...
My latest - a dupondius of Nero. Since all my other examples range from F-VF, it was time for a nicer one.. Probably AU if the TPGs got to it,...
I've bought a nice coin recently from Marius Ringsrud, good communication and service. He looks to be part of the Norwegian numismatic scene....
I never knew about these, rather nicer than what actually went into production. Digging around I found this additional piece, clearly part of the...
This is a big problem when dealing internationally - less so in the US which traditionally is free trade in practice (no import taxes). As it...
Just kidding of course with the last - except that to say the AE/AR relationship during this period is hard to nail down - so much of the fine...
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