Today's arrival is a rather ordinary example of a somewhat boring coin. It is not exactly what I would have preferred but it is close to the...
I ran across a coin on eBay that I really wanted but it came in packaging that was probably worth as much as the coin to most people in the hobby....
The mail came through with exceptional service today dropping off my latest new coin. This is a 24mm 12.88g billon tetradrachm (or bronze if you...
[ATTACH] Hadrian, Caesarea, Cappadocia, AR drachm I know most of you shop for coins from a list but I like to go to a show and see what follows...
I was tired of cleaning up the garage so I decided to see what I could do to improve some photos of old coins. I selected three that need work...
I do not usually collect modern coins but this is struck more in the fashion of ancients so I found out what it was before I found out when it was...
I assume most of you keep records of how much you pay for coins. I do. What do you do when you buy a 'large lot' consisting of several coin that...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36-LEDs-Fill-Light-Selfie-Ring-Light-Mini-Portable-Rechargeable-Cellphone-light-/302191449464?var=&hash=item465c039578:m:mQ...
Tonight's post is a coin from my recent group of oddball coins as were the barbarous denarii shown a couple days ago. This one however is plated...
Here are denarii that are not official products o the official mint. This should be pretty obvious to all. I believe they are ancient and...
Pile on thread: I like lions. Below are a few of my favorites. Pile on yours. Commodus Alexandria diobol [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Nicopolis...
Some coins get no respect. The previous owner of these four listed them as "Irregular denarii" from an "Irregular" mint. I agree with one. Some...
My new coin for today is an AE drachm of Alexandria for Caracalla with Zeus reverse. It has many faults but is better than anything remotely...
I suppose you could say I wasted $18.30 because what I gained really does not improve my photos nearly as much as buying better coins would but I...
On several occasions I have suggested building a super solid camera stand out of scrap lumber. The problem is making it adjustable allowing...
Every so often I get the desire to work on shooting coins on white rather than black as is my usual form. The silver on white below did not have...
We are snowed in today. Stevex6 would call it flurries but that is not the purpose of this post. My wife noted that the TV sometimes referred to...
I thought this seemed like a great idea for a thread so I stole it. Crime does not pay. I had almost all the first third typed and accidentally...
We have threads for the worst coin we bought in 2016 and for the last coin for 2016 but today's mail updated my answers for both. I did not know...
This is not a book review because I am not as huge a fan of Roman Republicans as so many of the CT family so my opinions would certainly run...
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