1980-1990 now folks
Great find. Minted in Bogota with a condor reverse and just 89,000 struck in .666 Silver.
@Curtis this thread, the examples shown and your explanations of types has opened my eyes. I had never before given much thought to the...
Some wonderful coins shown. My fav "captive" [ATTACH]
A portrait of the radical pacifist Bertha von Suttner, she is a symbol of Austria's efforts over many decades to support peace.
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The first 5 took a hit. Copper is very soft, you can see the upper vertical is a fraction of the width it should be.
It looks like LIBERTY to me, the B is clear enough- Blow up of your thumbnail [ATTACH]
I don´t know what you have been reading, but a soak in acetone removes organic substances, does not create an altered surface and does no harm to...
Give it a little soak in 100% acetone (NOT nail polish remover).
could be some sort of adhesive residue.
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Into the last 50 years of this wonderful thread. 1970-1980 begins now
So far you have not shown any RPM´s, so nothing to "gut check on". As far as grading goes, the only tools you need are, eyeball mark 1, and...
Welcome to CT. Firstly I am not seeing from your images any signs other than die deterioration and circulation wear. The mintmarks were...
I only have a lyre [ATTACH] another instrument
As the Son of Philip the Arab, he was Caesar aged 7, Consul and Augustus, joint ruler of the Empire aged 10, and dead at 12. There appears to be...
A lot of people use the product that reduces scratches on car headlight glass.
@Curtis that is a lifelike portrait, wonderful
Added this coin to an order because it is the first Faustina II I have. For less than 40 Euros I couldn´t resist. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD...
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