Neat coin! Do you know who the obverse portrait represents? 1937 Denmark 2 Kroner, struck to commemorate the 25th year of King Christian X's...
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I'm curious about the experiences of people who have bought or sold type sets, whether it's the 7070 or a more comprehensive set. Is a nice type...
Looks polished or harshly cleaned, I would not jump in.
Added another "gun patina"-toned crown to my collection (up to 3!) [ATTACH] Does anybody happen to know the meaning behind this "Hercules...
That's a good idea - I might take a stab at half dollars first. The plan is to stick with raw coins, though I'll aim for what I would consider...
One project I've been considering for a little while is a Dansco 7070 toned type set. While it obviously won't be too difficult to get nice 20th...
^ Maybe I should start adding some shirtless pics to my eBay listings... It's a nice coin for sure, but I do somewhat agree with bkozak's point...
Very informative write-up, and a beautiful coin. If Julius Caesar was the first living Roman to have his full portrait on a coin, who was the...
[ATTACH] I completely forgot to bid on it before it ended! Kicking myself right now, though shipping from the UK would have set me back an...
Thanks guys. I wouldn't mind having an untoned area - I think I might prefer that to the current look. I guess it's not a huge deal either way,...
I'm considering bidding on this coin, but am interested in knowing a little bit more about the weird, almost crystallized damage. Has anybody...
That's the method I used to use as well, but you can also search the listing number on watchcount.com and they'll usually be able to provide you...
Nice, just in time for a last-second snipe.
Only ended up with like $55, but I put it towards these BU Mexican pesos: [ATTACH]
I just picked up this MTT at my local coin shop. Took me about 30 tries to get the photos right, but I'm happy with the results. [ATTACH]
Woah...that's some Inception-level counterstamping.
I would agree with medoraman on 3 and 5. 3 has an ugly coloration that I've seen on a fair number of AT coins before, and 5 has very abrupt color...
^ I was going to say the same thing. Both sides, but the reverse fields around the eagle especially.
I feel like the big megathreads such as "newest acquisitions" shouldn't be elevated to featured thread status very often as they always have...
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