Ambrola, Here's a tip to help you in the future. Look at that seller's other coins for sale. Although the toning patterns are different on each...
On second look you might be right bgarg. Maybe it is 14 or 14.2 with the character badly malformed.
I disagree. The character above the horse's rump of Doug's fourth coin looks nothing like Tye #14 or #14.2. [IMG]
I have Tye. Your Spalapati Deva first from the left is Tye coin # 5. The character you are asking about Tye says is "A". Your Spalapati Deva...
kudegras, I mean no offense at all, but I don't know how else to word this. When I see questions saying what should I collect, I am baffled. I...
Doug, I collect some Chinese, in very specific areas, but not Zao Bian Wu Zhu. Have you tried searching and/or posting at the Yahoo group...
Just to add, these eBay coins are also NOT East India Company coins: 1839 OM COPPER COIN GARUDATHRI 1818 UKL ONE ANNA I would be suspicious of...
I recently started collecting and researching coins of the East India Company. In neither of the 2 reference books that I have are any of these...
What many may not realize is that some of these fake sellers can make not only hundreds of dollars per week, but sometimes even into the thousands...
Of course it's always best to buy from known reputable dealers. But for those who still want to buy from eBay I suggest the following. We see...
Down at the bottom of this page Athens - Sparta is an article on The Coinage of Sparta. The article is short but informative. And unfortunately it...
How to remove scratches from slabs I found this post on "How to remove scratches from slabs" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
My March copy hasn't arrived yet but I just read it online at the ANA site. Thank you rzage for pointing this out. I would not have realized that...
I was concerned at first that Randy's Alexander might be a fake. Although it's in the later Macedonian style, there are some things that on first...
I have bought a few coins from greattoning. And although I have been happy with them, my experience has been that what you see is not exactly what...
FreakyGsMom, I'm sorry to hear about your problem. It's a very frustating thing to deal with. I hope your PayPal dispute is resolved in your...
13 years seriously. The last 6 years very seriously.
That would be a valuable educational web page. The more fakes that collectors are able to look at and study the better. LostDutchman, if it's...
Ooops. Someone once (wrongly) told me it was.
BTW Catbert, I really love your PCGS VF25 (16N, Die State C, R3) What a beautiful color!!!!
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