Haven't been able to bring anyone into the hobby. My 9 month old shows some promise, she tries to grab my coins (and eat them)
I'll be there on the 8th and probably the 9th, feel free to send me a PM if you want to meet up.
I have a coin cabinet. It's an old dental cabinet, I lined the drawers with felt. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Unfortunately it...
Coins of Ceolwulf II are extremely rare. This is a major addition to the specimens known. I think the type with the two seated "emperors" was...
35 here so I missed the cutoff. But I started collecting coins more than 20 years ago..
Thanks all for the nice comments I can tell you that the sceats and stycas are about 12mm in size, while the pennies are about 20mm. I have the...
The cat frequently jumps on my lap (and laptop) and tries to bid on coins. Gotta be careful when watching auctions.
Nothing wrong with that. It's good your collecting tastes have refined, I think that's important for all collectors.
I wouldn't pay very much for a Jackson Pollock or Andy Warhol painting. I think they are both hideous in their own way. But I don't look at them...
Suggesting that it's worth $15 or less than $200 is silly. There are plenty of ugly coins out there that "I don't get" but that doesn't mean they...
(I also posted this in the world section but feel it might rather belong here) My additions for the year. It's been a productive year and I'm...
My additions for the year. It's been a productive year and I'm fortunate to have been able to make some acquisitions. Aethelred, king of...
Thanks. While I have the coin cabinet at home, the coins only come to visit once in a while, they usually live in the safe deposit box. I will...
Justinian was probably the most interesting of the Byzantine rulers, and probably the one we know the most about, and considering his coins are...
Here's a tray from my coin cabinet with some gold in it. Several solidi and a hyperpyron. Other stuff is assorted ancient. [IMG]
Nice coin! Here is my Justinian I solidus: [IMG] [IMG]
Here's a coin in which the hole does not take away from the coin, rather it gives the coin a special meaning: [IMG] Tuberculosis (TB) is a...
This is a cut halfpenny of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumberland [IMG] [IMG] O: N[ENCI COM]I (Henry Count) R: [WILLEM] ON:C[AR]D (William...
I want to make a living being a medieval-style coin hammerer who hammers out coins and feuds with another medieval coin hammerer over the...
Take PCGS or NGC identification of varieties with a grain of salt. I have seen plenty of misidentified coins in third party holders. That's not...
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