Nice stuff Orc! The little fraction staters are cool IMO. Welcome Peter. :hail:
Hobo nickels are so cool. This one is great!
ANA deals strictly with US coins or????
Greek was the language of the Byzantine Empire from my understanding.
I agree, galleries like these make great reference sites once they're loaded full of pics.
Peter, one request. Can you change it so the description can be more than 250 characters? Maybe 500? Thanks
Here's a neat one for everyone. I got a Civil War token in change today! Much better than a plain old Lincoln which was what I should have...
Picked up a Gallienus, Antoninianus today & thought I'd share. [img] Attribution: RIC V, Part I, 649 Date: 260-268 AD Obverse:...
Try scanning larger & then reducing as needed. If you can get some better scans, but have trouble adjusting the size email them to me at...
Me too, and don't clean them.
Hard to see detail from the scan, but it's Greek from Corinth. http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=1000&search=corinth...
I think ICG is the one I see most used. Personally I don't like slabs, especially for ancients. The companies grading systems are for modern...
With a little encouragemet from Peter I've added categories in the gallery for Imperial Roman's & for Greek Ancients and posted some coins....
He probably has the greysheet as well as other sources to decide (realized prices for auctions will tell what people have been willing to pay)....
Price guides are just that guides & IMO most aren't worth much. The PCGS 'guide' is generally thought of as a joke by most people I've talked to....
Just thought someone might be interested in this (from their email newletter)... Help Wanted: Numismatist Heritage Auction Galleries,...
FWIW you can get a subscription for about $10 on ebay (sans ASE). IIRC the subscription is cheaper straight through them without the ASE than...
The standard grades in the ANA Standards Guide are... MS-70 to MS-60 for Mint State coins For circulated coins they say... AU-58, AU-55, AU-53,...
Probably been plated by someone. A friend of mine made a bunch of 'gold' coins (dimes, quarters) when he got his plating stuff.
You're right I could be wrong, but I'm 99% sure I'm not. Fake? Possibly. If you mean the last letter in the reverse their are various officina...
Separate names with a comma.
