But the guy in the episode says he collects coins. Also its a very famous coin which can be found online in about 5 mins. WHY TAKE IT TO A PAWN...
Why take a coin to a pawn shop where you are 99% guaranteed to get a below-normal price for everything? Why not just go to an auction or sell to a...
True, true. I just meant that the edge of the coin look a bit artificially "sharp". But I guess you're right.
It can fit 10 trays. But you buy the trays separately. They range from 24mm holders to something like 40mm across. This is where I got mine:...
Isn't patination on roman bronzes usually a bit more even? You can see some of the orange on the surface as well as the lettering. Also, how...
Sometimes here in the uk, metal detectorists will dig up quarter pennies, (I'm surprised the tradition lasted for centuries considering its the...
Why not just keep it in a metal Leuchtturm box with trays. (below). Its safer, more portable, and probably cheaper than a large wooden cabinet....
The Historia Augusta has been criticised for centuries as fraudulent and/or containing inaccurate details and characters. So to find numismatic...
This is really cool! Cheers guys!!!!!
Since Rome's imperial history produced many coins, it is quite easy to create a timeline of emperors using denarii. But are there any emperors who...
Perhaps you're right there. I had entertained this thought, but my logic was that dark-age copies have an original coin they copied from.
I am looking into the coins found at the Sutton Hoo burial and found this peculiar one. It is a Merovingian copy of a coin with a byzantine (or...
Definitely Saflips, I use them for small-denomination silver (medieval pennies etc.)
I like both, but I prefer Napoleon I
They are beautiful especially the first one, but I've always preferred Napoleons:shame:
I asked about 1899-1914 because that's when rooster 20 franc coins were first circulated. But I've learnt a bit more about the 20 franc coin in...
furryfrog02 is correct in it being a 2 parter. The presence of 20 franc restrikes in the 20th century got me wondering about its prevalence in...
Is that only 20th century roosters?
I wanted to confirm a query regarding French 20 and 10 franc pieces. I have heard that gold franc pieces with a rooster dated between 1899 and...
Obviously this theory doesn't hold up, but what did happen to ancient coin dies? Are there surviving examples or were they destroyed when a ruler...
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