Yes, hair... eureka Yes, hair. Thanks, Randy. 10-4.
I've had this coin which I purchased from Svessien in Norway, not a dealer but a friend with much more experience in ancients. I would like to...
Middlesex, Spence's DH 685a • 1795 Thomas Spence halfpenny Conder Token I checked Gary Sriro's CD and found that 10 examples of this type have...
Those are great Spence tokens, Yarm and Conderluva. Excellent images, too. : ) Spence tokens have soared in value recently. I have a 685a coming...
The proof coronation Crown from 1953 was the first coin in my collection, in 1953. The proof coronation Crown from 1953 was the first coin in my...
The Sower This is a nicely toned example of a Sower 1 Franc coin. It was given to me by a friend in Norway. [IMG] .
Regardless of grade, the particular off-center strike is interesting to me, and the coins show different strike possibilities form normal, almost...
60 years before Conder Tokens in Britain It is not so worn out to somebody looking for such material. It's a good find, and your photos are nice....
Now I've seen one with a well-centered reverse. That settles that....
Has anybody owned or even seen an example of this issue that was not struck off-center? Perhaps they were all serrated and all struck off-center,...
Here's another Balbus AR Denarius This is another example of the Q. Antonio Balbus serrate denarius. It is slightly different since it has a...
I found out that my jital was identified/atrributed by Bob Reis as: Shahis of Ohind (Afghanistan), Samanta Deva type, ca. 950-1050 A.D. He...
8h then Thanks, Doug. Your explanation was fairly easy to understand and would make my example 8h. While many collectors collect certain...
Thanks, Doug Thanks for chiming in, Doug. I am supposing that grading for you may be more of the surface and strike type of grading. I am...
Thanks medoraman... I hope you've tightened my grading standards to be in line with Frank's. That's 'fine.' I agree about modern grading and I...
Thanks for the link, Randy. That example appears to be overgraded. I'm thinking medoraman will grade that one only Fine. The cost, however, is...
No, mat, I have seven ancient coins, and I just purchased CNG's example, so will soon have my eighth ancient. When I find an issue I really like,...
Thanks, mat and medoraman. I am not mad at all. : ) I agree about the off-center strike on the reverse, but notice that CNG's example is...
Ancient, 83-2 B.C, Q. Antonio Balbus, new acquisition at ANA World's Fair of Money I purchased this AR denarius From Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. at the...
Here's my best one penny token. [IMG] [IMG] .
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