Thanks for the suggestion. I will reduce the image size in future postings.
At this point in my life, with the ongoing concerns about the pandemic, a depressing world situation, the drought (lowest snow pack in the Sierras...
Yes, smaller images also work for uploading. The large jpg images can be enlarged once posted by clicking on the image. When I upload an image,...
The coins that I posted were acquired over the years from several sources, including Karl Stephens (US), Schulman (Netherlands), CNG (US),...
Here's a coin that I've posted before, since it has been mostly a sad tale of bronze disease, something that seems to occur with this coinage from...
Nice coin! Here are the steps to upload and insert your images. 1. After selecting Upload a File at the bottom of your post, go down the list of...
Here's one more gold cob that I photographed today. It is not from the Luz. By the 1730s the Lima Mint was producing very round 8 escudos cobs...
Thanks. I have other dates, but the 1599 is the best struck.
Thank you for the link. Nice coin!
That's a choice coin. When did you acquire it?
Vietnam (Annam) [ATTACH]
Back in the early nineties a fairly large number of Spanish colonial cobs and 8 escudos entered the market. These coins came from the wreckage of...
Solidus, Ravenna, 393-423 AD 4.4 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another late 4th century AD solidus
Some collectors of Libertad onzas collect by date. Some dates are somewhat scarce, so they sell at higher prices. I don't know if this is also...
From 1597 to 1599 Zeeland produced a very distinctive lion daalder. Unlike the typical lion daalder, which has a rampant lion on the reverse, the...
Gordian III, AE 29 of Anchialus, Thrace, 238-344 AD. Agonistic table reverse. Note: I've been looking for one of these for the dining room, but...
Here are a couple of receipts for two gold coins that I purchased in 1977, in Detroit, at Manufacturer's Nation Bank, a 1947 50 pesos and a 1959...
That's a tough one. Apparently there are differences in the dies used for the restrikes, but I cannot tell you specifically what they are, but it...
Hi Jim Do you remember Pat Johnson Coins, Houston? Jed Crump was a main go to for me for Mexican coins back in the 1990s. He was a really nice,...
I'm not familiar with the teston, but the nose is very odd, but that might just the result of the strike, and the overall style is crude, possibly...
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