All great reverse types. I love the portraits on these, but often find the reverses a bit dull. Oh for the Republican days! If only they'd thought...
After the 1696 recoinage there was a law passed that said all unclipped hammered coins must be pierced with a hole, to be replaced with new milled...
Thank you - really interesting. I will look up those books. The Fred Shore looks great, exactly what I'm looking for ... if only I can find it. I...
It's election day in the UK, which gives me an excuse to post one of my favourite coins. Denarius of P. Licinius Nerva, 113-112BC with wonderful...
Am I being mean to Parthians? I guess they do better than a lot of hammered medieval coins! But the reverses are pretty same-y, and the artistic...
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Definitely A. Now, just out of interest, who is selling B?
That's a great coin by any standards. But I usually find Parthians unartistic. This one seems to soar above the rest. What's with the Parthians,...
Nice! I've given up on eBay, but that JD is lovely and worth the price of the lot IMHO. Agree on the Elizabeth I. Mintmark usually described as...
I'm saying that the fact that a section of people hold a view doesn't make it legitimate. We have to assess on its merits. My view is that a...
Thanks again for taking the time to reply. It's clarified where we agree and disagree and raised my esteem for your firm. I didn't mean to ignore...
Not to labour the point, but added paint can be removed too - though use of solvent and abrasive may cause damage to underlying paint. That seems...
Thank you for the response. Vcoins are in a less defensible position because a seller has disregarded an agreement to flag repatinated coins...
I hope it's OK to post this comment from Joe Sermarini from the Forum discussion board, addressed directly to Salem, which I think is spot on: "I...
Not just old ones. New coins are being listed without mention of applied patina. This particularly awful example is from the 'newly listed'...
Brilliant ending! Reminds me of the Dutch dealer Van Meegren who was prosecuted after WWII for selling Vermeers to the Germans. He got off by...
Very good points. Strongly agree on almost all, particularly regarding patina. Only quibble is that eBay and Vcoins are businesses too, and eBay...
Funnily enough I was just looking at a Celtic imitation Thasos. I will look much more carefully now...
The more I think about this the angrier I get. There are a lot of good guys out there who are behaving ethically. They could maybe make more money...
All the best polls have flying horses and bacon. I much prefer B. Sharper, and nice gold irridescence. I love this series, and want to get more...
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