I agree, JA: counterfeiters and K.A. Sheedy. I don't know if you looked at the NAC coin, but it certainly looks genuine to me!
The frog staters are excessively rare, so they were likely a very small issue of coinage, perhaps the only reason for their minting being pride....
It's on my NIGHTMARE list. If I ever managed to acquire one, how would I know if it was authentic or not?
This interesting and controversial coin being offered on May 20 in NAC Auction 84:...
I came to this thread late. I would have guessed smoothing on the reverse, but not tooling. It's a poor tooling job that doesn't bring out any...
A final note to this thread: In my pursuit of every catalog in which a coin in my collection has appeared, I received today a copy of the...
Nice condition, but definitely not round! [IMG] Poseidonia, Lucania, AR stater, c 430-420 BC, 17 x 21 mm, 8.06 g. OBV: Nude Poseidon striding to...
You have not ruined the coin. You have improved its appearance and attractiveness. I think this is acceptable for lower grade, common pieces like...
As with your examples, my Thurium stater is from the first issue of the city and has the bull left on the reverse, but I can find no letters on...
There appear to be small holes (bubbles created during the casting process), especially on the obverse; a larger one in the R of GER.
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