Who makes the determination between intentional tooling to deceive and improve the grade versus the damage in the attempt to "clean?"
Wow! Wow! You've got a good eye. I tried to pick out one or two favorites but found it too difficult. An impressive selection of coins.
I hear the Post Office isn't requiring signatures now because of the pandemic. Thus are Registered packages still requiring a signature for...
Thanks for sharing. Always interesting to see what fellow collectors have enjoyed obtaining. I like your British 2 Guineas with Elephant. It's...
So sorry to hear of the mishap. What a bummer! I hope you can salvage many. We'll look forward to your progress reports.
Indeed an impressive array! Now I have to figure out the three I will cast my votes for. But it will include the British Army Arrives in Egypt...
Wow! Wow! Some truly impressive acquisitions. I especially admire the Brandenberg coin.
Nice gold, as always @panzerman. Thanks for sharing.
Evan - Your post reminds me that there is much good in the world. What a fitting post for the Thanksgiving holidays. Thanks for posting.
I also will be very interested in the response to this question.
Although the text in Arabic is read right to left, numbers are read left to right as in, say English.
Wow, @panzerman, that Biafra gold coin is stunningly beautiful!
Very interesting and well-told presentation, John Conduitt. I enjoyed the story and the coins. This era may be my favorite period in English...
Wow! Great writeup, Curtisimo. It brings back poignant memories as I've been to Dubrovnik twice. The second time was last year. The first time,...
Wow, Panzerman, another great gold coin. I've been trying to collect a few gold French coins, but I have nothing like this ... and at that grade.
An educational post. Thanks for sharing. Your photos certainly show the difference between using incandescent vs. LED lights. I'm assuming it...
Great history bundled into a precise presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent summary. I learned some additional facts. Thanks for preparing this.
Thanks, Siberian Man. Interesting coins.
It's Indian: British East India Company, Bengal Presidency, year 37. I'm out of town so unable to look it up in the catalog to provide a number.
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