Very nice coin of the Conqueror.
I know that, I was being more tongue-in-cheek suggesting that the terms are frequently applied to coins that have never spent a minute in a...
I think most cabinet toning takes place in old cigar boxes. I think most "cabinet friction" is circulation wear too. These terms have endured,...
I had a number of Morgan dollars that I was given by my grandmother when I was a kid. About half I put into an album. The loose ones were fine,...
Agree a detailed explanation of why a coin is of dubious authenticity is far more useful than a simple condemnation.
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I have seen other contemporary stone Western Han molds: https://db.stevealbum.com/php/search1c.php?sale=1&item=51225...
I actually don't own any Chinese coins. But I have this soapstone coin mould: [ATTACH] I believe it to be Emperor Wen of the (Western) Han...
That's a nice Anlaf Guthfrithson raven penny. I recognize it from the recent CNG sale of Andrew Wayne's collection, sold last month. Andrew had...
Don't everyone have fun at the fair at once! Some seriously somber fairgoers. Medieval art is like that though. Another great post, FitzNigel...
There's no way to authenticate a coin purely based on pics. An obvious fake may stand out but you need to examine a coin closely with a loupe,...
Nice coin of David I. I have been looking for a reasonable example but they are quite pricey. My only early Scottish coin is a cut halfpenny...
There was a guy with a Henry I round halfpenny at NYINC. There's only 8 or 9 known. I did not ask the price...
Nice post on a somewhat overlooked period of British history. The Anglo-Saxon period and Conquest, and the subsequent Anarchy and Plantagenet...
I feel like I'm always waiting for coins, but of course that's not true. I don't buy that many coins... Honestly, the post from the UK (where I...
These two Merovingian Frankish coins are unpublished and unknown in the standard references. They may be unique. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Danny Kaye had a collection of Israeli coins, and some American coins too I believe.
I agree with pass. I have broken coins, but they are exceedingly rare and would otherwise likely be un-obtainable. With a more common coin you...
Here's my wife's first Hadrian's travels denarius, purchased at the show: [IMG]
I didn't ask the dealer the identity of the collector. It's possible.
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