I have a preference for combination blue (azurite) and green (malachite) patinas, probably because of my lifelong interest in minerals, but a nice...
Yes, I think a Photoshop feature that I use for the picture, which is supposed to compensate for my unsteady hands, "shake reduction" might have...
Thanks Yes, a nice Sicily and Seleucia follis would be a very welcomed addition. Those are very tough coins to locate in decent grade at a...
This coin came in today from an Illinois seller on eBay. It is one of my budget purchases, at $19.00, and for that price it is decently detailed,...
Thanks Yes, the OP coin generally doesn't have the roughness that one would expect of this type. I do notice that there is a dot between ATN and...
Thanks I agree that there is something odd about the coin. Could it be a contemporary imitation? Or, could be a modern die struck fake? A cast...
Thank you for posting your coins. I was actually doing what you described last night - counting oars, mainly but also comparing styles from...
It worked! Thanks. So far, as I look at the myriad types, the obverse of this coin, listed on VCoins, seems to come closest for the obverse:...
Not sure about the coin having been dipped. The 8 reales of Ferdinand VI from 1747 into the early 1750s have grainy surfaces due to rusted dies....
Thanks I did check Forum, but the categories don't appear to include Roman Imperatorial coinage, which includes the Mark Antony legionary...
This is a coin that I have had for a few years, buying it as a type coin. I know that this type has quite a few fakes out there, and I'm...
Here are a couple more Colombian coins. The first is a 2 escudos, 1630s, Bogota. This coin exhibits the typical irregular strike of a cob, but...
Thank you for the clarification. I will change the attribution on the coin's label. to RIC- 72-73, 305 AD.
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That first coin is super nice!
That's a very nice, informative discourse on Diocletian and his monetary system, and the reverse types. I must correct myself about this, my only...
Nice coins! I really like that ornate script countermark.
I think any effort to remove the rust will just make matters worse. At best, keep the coin in a dry environment, with a packet or two of...
You're right, low mintage figures such as these for US coinage with trigger the marketers and hype specialists in their quest to squeeze the last...
A nice snag, Donna. I love the Art Nouveau style of the obverse. That style is reflected in this work by Leon Solon, who designed the entry to...
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