I wanted to share the wonderful Secret Saturnalia gift coin I received as a way to thank the giver, who has chosen to remain anonymous. Here it...
Here are my top 10. [ATTACH] 10. Caracalla. AR denarius, Rome, 208 CE; 18mm, 2.87g, 6h. BMCRE S574–5, RIC 108, RSC 510. Obv: ANTONINVS – PIVS...
I received this gold coin as a gift. This is not my typical collecting area (I mostly collect ancients). Would anyone be able to offer a basic...
I'm excited to have just acquired my third legionary denarius of Septimius Severus. They are all quite rare. A three-coin collection four and a...
I received my first coin of 2018 a couple of weeks ago, but just finally got around to photographing it. I thought it would be interesting to post...
I was thumbing through the latest issue of the CSNS publication called The Centinel, and an illustration caught my eye. I knew right away, from...
I inherited this coin from my grandfather in 1975. I finally got around to taking a photo. ;) Here it is with an attribution. It's the only coin...
Happy New Year! A couple of days ago I threatened to post another list, with runners-up to the initial Top Ten I had chosen on New Year's Eve....
Happy New Year! My top ten consists of just a fraction of the coins I acquired during 2017, many of which could have been included in the list...
A coin from my collection to honor the start of the New Year: [ATTACH] Geta (as Augustus). AR denarius, Rome mint, struck 211 CE; 3.15g. BMCRE...
I once bought a coin that I knew was overpriced just because it was a die link to a coin I already owned (for a rare die, not a common one! ;))...
I am looking for advice on where to find information about circulating French coinage from the era of the French Revolution. Does anyone know of a...
Does it bother anyone but me that Olympic athletes put their sweaty, oily fingers all over the surfaces of the medals when they pose for photos...
What does it mean when someone refers to a collection of coins as fine, as in a "fine collection." Not fine in reference to grade or condition of...
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