I'm curious what equipment you would recommend to someone wanting to create a "...professional imaging system...for somewhat over half...([of]$400)"
Think of it as a "proto-poker chip" and you'll be in the right vicinity as to its origins and use. When paper became common and cheap enough for...
It's almost as though the wall-sections have each grown legs and the youth in the center is directing a dance between them. I had to look at this...
Yes, Septimius Severus from Odessos in Thrace "CEVHPOC" is the Greek-letter form of "Severus" "C" is always an "S" in Greek - "H" is an...
I have trouble believing this Constantine follis was not created deliberately - perhaps on a slow day at the mint by a bored worker? (Hey guys -...
Yes, in case there was some confusion I may have inadvertantly added to, I was referring to the Lithuanian coin in a mylar & cardboard "hugger",...
You may find that ramen can be a great inexpensive dish when you've overspent your budget. Slice up a little left-over chicken or whatever and...
The conservation of uncleaned coins can, and often does become a hobby all its own, separate from "collecting" aspects, per-se. For those who find...
I can add another photo of a piece of wire-money, however...[IMG] Not Really "Ancient", but it is interesting to see how this AR "Wire-Money"...
It's from Lithuania - Sigismund ("II - of Luxembourg" - I think - as King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania) Although I hate to suggest it, this...
It might be easier for folks to give you useful tips on converting this toolbox to a coin cabinet if you were to include some photos of the piece...
Weight is all fine and well to consider as a potential factor in determining authenticity, but what I find most important is examination of the...
Mikey - Unfortunately, it's not so simple as telling that a Lincoln cent is pre- or post-1958 by checking the reverse. The Alexander types were...
If I may, I'd like to recommend the Alexander III section at www.coinproject.com . This site has been under construction for a decade and will...
This one is not an Imperial coin - it is a Roman Provincial issue inscribed in Greek as these typically are. You're correct that it's Commodus...
You may include me along with you on that - in addition to preferring to give folks hints which might help them in their learning process rather...
Perhaps you would like the number for the reservations desk at the Horseshoe Road Inn?
Anyone who refers to me as a part of "you people" (or to others as "those people") has already lost any respect I might ever have had for whatever...
Like many who come to the hobby via the internet, you seem to have developed a viewpoint fearful that the market is absolutely flooded with fakes....
Constans as Augustus, so, 337-340 is the date-range.
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