ASE's are actually highly prone to toning due to their almost pure silver content. That being said, it's always wise to retain a healthy...
Are you going to include the Capped Bust coins?
Thanks for all the links, those give me a lot to work with. I wasn't aware that the portraits were also recycled from emperor to emperor. Or...
I just bought a small lot of heavily-worn 4th century bronzes and am having a hard time telling apart all the Constans, Constantines,...
Beautiful coins and a great write-up! I guess it's a popular misconception, but I always thought that the eruption of Vesuvius was a catastrophe...
No. I happen to believe that PCGS and NGC became market leaders because of their strict grading standards, which in turn enabled them to form...
PCGS and NGC became the top two graders because of free-market competition. You seem to be implying that they're monopolies, which they're not....
I think people are actually being overly generous on feedback in this thread. If a seller doesn't ship the coin within the total estimated...
Japan 1 Shu, Isshu Gin. Late Edo period (c. 1860). Seller's photos, so please excuse my poor background fill job. [ATTACH]
Oh wow, I didn't even look at the date. I guess the seller didn't pick up on that either.
I'm not the OP, but here's a recent example of the "bidiot" mentality in practice: 1881-S Morgan Dollar
How does an error like that come about in the minting process?
All lovely coins, but this one's a real beauty. I've always been a fan of that 5 lire eagle design as well.
I'd say whoever was editing the photo got a little bit carried away.
1899 Portugal 1000 Reis, semi-prooflike. [ATTACH]
I would say any of those tiny little island nations that churn out commemorative after commemorative as part of a shameless money-grab.
Copper-plated what, though? I thought both zinc and nickel prices had risen past the point of Mint profitability.
Pretty sure that's actually an ancient Roman coin from 9 AD.
Had to tilt this one to get the colors to really pop. [ATTACH]
1934 Panama 1 Balboa. I really like the sort of whimsical reverse design on this one. [ATTACH]
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