Interesting perspective. I was surprised at the subtle differences between both obverse pictures of coin 1, with one showing more surface...
Thank you very much, Rheingold. I appreciate your input.
Interesting question: which ancient coins would my wife recognise without too much explanation? (note: she has only a mild interest in coins,...
I would appreciate your opinions on how these two compare: Thanks. First, the obverses. Coin 1: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Coin 2: [ATTACH]...
I like the coin. It has a nice appearance to it.
Cayon is located in Madrid. They organise primarily auctions, but apparently also have some coins for sale:http://www.cayon.com/tienda.html
That is a very nice medal! I did a little search to see if more information is available on its origins, but the only reference I found mentioned...
I really don't know whether to feel sorry for the buyer or anger in a case like this. At any rate it's a case of extreme gullibility. I wonder if...
One approach may be to learn how to recognise those varieties which collectors seek within a series, in other words, learn how to cherry-pick....
I came upon this old post of mine from 2009 and thought it may be interesting for some to see as we have so many new members. I have added some...
Yes, that possibility cannot be discarded, unfortunately. The 1822 is THE key in the series and collector demand is high. Enough to cause some...
As you point out, @Legomaster1, the fourth digit does not even look like a '2'. It is possibly an 1823 but have not checked as the condition of...
To be fair to the seller, he did warn bidders during the auction that it might not be a rare 1822 dime after all. It is clearly not. It still...
@jgenn, to answer your question - I do not presently own this coin. In fact, after I bough it at the HA auction, I arranged for it to be sent to...
Nothing gets the discussion (and the emotions!) going so fast in a U.S Coin Forum as a good old discussion on the relative merits, or lack...
I must say the appearance is unlike any genuine Higley (in photos) that I have ever seen. It seems much too uniform. I have severe doubts about it.
Thank you very much for your comments @drbrummer. I had not realised full strikes on '49-O's are so scarce, so it seems I got lucky with this one....
And rightly so, @CoinCorgi. That is a nice example in spite of the alleged cleaning - which to me at least is not evident. I mentioned my first...
Really sorry to hear that.....I also bought many coins from Bowers and Merena between 1986 and 1996. The first 2-3 years kept them in their...
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