When I was growing up, for hobbies my interests reflected the times - model airplanes, cars and ship, and later on slot cars. Coins, such as I...
Yes, there is a very strong demand for Indian coins in general and really strong for rare coins. Back in the 1980s and 1990s the prices were...
That's a beautiful coin, Al. Philadelphia, right? I agree, that coin is overall better than my example. I try to take my photos in natural,...
Thanks for the update! The PGGS coin seems better struck, but with more surface marks. Slabbed coins do tend to bring a substantial premium, to...
This is a double eagle, 1852 O, that I bought back in March 1991 for $600, at a local coin shop, as a VF-EF, which I think is a pretty accurate...
Another beauty. Congrats!
Here's another coin that I photographed today, a necessity or emergency daalder of Campen, 1672. This coin was issued following the siege of the...
Here's a half pagoda, Madras Presidency, 1808-1811, that I've had since the 1980s, purchased from Karl Stephens. These coins were struck over...
Your coin looks as if it has typical hard green deposits. I have many ancients with these spots. I don't think that is bronze disease. Active...
Did the black deposit come off in the acetone or when you rinsed in distilled water? Water is actually an effective solvent for some deposits.
That's a very nice example! You might have an overdate (8/7), but I can't say for sure, given the image. I think I see the bottom of the 7...
FYI, here's an 8 reales cob, 1626, Potosi, Philip IV: [ATTACH]
Bactria, 261-239 BC Tetradrachm Roma XX, lot 344 16.64 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another imitation, preferably of an Athenian tetradrachm, but any...
This is a very small copper vessel that I have owned since winning it in a Sedwick auction in 2017. I cannot place a date on it, but it might be...
That's a superb new style owl. I would expect that it will hammer at substantially over the current bid. What's its weight and catalog...
In addition to the numerous owls of the ancient Greek numismatic variety, there are other owls in residence: A ceramic owl hair spray cover,...
Great thread! To be sure, Byzantine gold coins are far more available than, say, Roman aurei or even solidi, and they offer a wide range of...
Thanks I really like the elephant on the your 20 cash! I am hoping to get around an photograph the other four double rupees for a thread on Tipu...
I've never purchased an ancient coin from a dealer based in Italy. I have purchased more "modern" coins from the 17'th century and maybe a lion...
I'm in the same boat. I have lots of Byzantine coins that need attributions and labels, to say nothing of photographs. Those are really nice folles!
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