Sure.. I understand the piece of mind that a slab might give a new collector. The same piece of mind can be had with loose coins from reputable...
The way that I read @sand 's post was that they are referencing an actual COA; nothing to do with grading. The reason that NGC doesn't offer a...
Ha Ha Ha, Ya think they're obvious fakes do ya?:facepalm: Yes, the ancients slabbing industry was created in mind primarily for collectors such...
If the top coin had the OP fooled for anything more than millisecond, I now understand your concern in limiting yourself to slabbed coins. I...
Grades are subjective. Sure, if the high points were a little more crisp it might grade VF, but it's close enough to call it aVF in my book....
PERGA [ΠEΡΓAIAC AΡTEMIΔOC] is correct. ACVLOV in exergue.
It's my understanding that 'corn' has been used as a generic term for grain; be it 'wheat', 'barley', 'rye' or whatever. This is why the term...
Absolutely beautiful coin! That toning is fantastic. I've been on a long long search for a first Titus for my collection, and with how it's been...
[IMG] Trajan. (AD 98-117). AE Sestertius. Rome Mint. (33mm, 26.24g). Struck AD 114-117. O: IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P...
Many types of coins were minted in the region of Laconia and Lacedaimon(near but not the actual settlement of Sparta).
Sparta didn't mint coins. They were too Spartan.
Man, that is pretty cool. I would love to be able to see what the type looked like when it was freshly minted. For anyone curious like me......
Meh.. One could buy one here (I might add in better shape than yours) for $140....
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you didn't pay anywhere near what it would cost to buy an average median-price house... You either...
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PhotoScape X is also good free site to use.
I'm usually not one to ever block anyone on this board, after reading the multitude of inane ramblings you've crapped in this thread; you might be...
:facepalm: Is this what they're teaching kids these days in school?
Hopefully we can celebrate its arrival before Labor Day(US).:happy:
As @dougsmit has alluded to above. Using methods of logic and deduction can be effective ways to attribute coins. When it comes to attempting to...
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