I'll have to grade that one AG... or Absolutelutely Gorgeous. On a side note, when non ancient coin collector types want to see some examples or...
At least part of the time, I think the size and weight discrepancies are owing to many of them being counterstruck over older follis. I have seen...
My wife and I collect the 1964 and 1970 dates and I think they would be interesting additions, even though I knew they were fake.
Hey, where can one find the 1964 and 1970 Peace Dollar Fakes?? Seriously, I would like to have one of each.
Happy Birthday! But what I really popped in to say is: Someone posted this,...
I recently read that coin clipping, especially of bronze, was very common in Britain, and it seems to have been more common there than anywhere...
Along with the standing lib quarter and walking lib $20gold. Absolutely!! I guess that's why their still using two of those designs on bullion...
This lot I got from Spain in 2013 held several surprises and wtfs. Edit 1: Oh yeah, I almost forgot the two LRB Constantines That Look like they...
Thanks, I was under the same general impression - that is until I cleaned this batch. I knew the Vandals in Spain/Africa were using countermarks...
Funny thing about that is bronze was not legal tender in the US until after civil war. Merchants could refuse to accept it and require silver or...
Entry Post [ATTACH] A recent eBay acquisition. Many people won't buy coins there. I say, "Good for you,but b etter for me!" My wife and I...
At this time, I do not have access to howgego or any references to countermarks for that matter, so I did a cursory search for this topic on the...
Do you own a scanner? Scanning is quick, easy and consistent, but the images usually need a little tweaking to get the color right. Regarding the...
I could be wrong, of course, but the "round IDK" appears to be an "emperor's head" type. The coin isn't old enough for it to be the "Cleopatra's...
LOL. I stand corrected. I didn't realize the article was 50 odd years old, but on the other hand, 50 years might be considered "recently" when the...
There was recently a push toward calling the silver infused copper-lead-iron alloy of these later coins: Argentiferous Bronze. However, it doesn't...
Well, thank you kind sirs! I have been silently lurking for several months but didn't even create my account until last week after I became...
Here's my 60 cent Vespasian found in uncleaned lot of Roman culls. RPC II/309 (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/309). An attribution which...
This is my first CT post ever. Otho, RPC I/1340 (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1340) from Locris,@ $8 in a lot of uncleaned Greek. One of...
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