I'll be honest with you, I don't really like the texture of those denarii. It looks too rough to me. Yes, you will find that certain emperors,...
Thanks for your response TheBigH. There's no doubt that the coins have a nice, green patina to them. My question really was that I was concerned...
Aha... that's what I was thinking. Thanks for clueing me in.
When they give descriptions like "light smoothing", what does that mean exactly? Thanks.
Yes, this is something I had thought about, that it could have something to do with their lighting. I guess I just saw all of these nice coins...
Nice coin Bone. I really like the toning around the edge on the obverse...very attractive.
Exactly. I vote for C. Keep it in the slab and do not buy a replica. Of course, I can't stand replica coins, and I don't really care for albums...
Please take a look at some of the bronze Roman Imperial coins for sale over on CNG at www.cngcoins.com in their "Electronic Auction". Is it...
Thanks for all of your thoughts and ideas on this. You all brought up many good things to think about. I still welcome any other's thoughts.
Very nice! Sometimes it pays when people don't know what they've got!
Yes, a very nice coin indeed. Congratulations!
Yes, I like VCoins as well. If you'd like to, post links to the ebay auctions you're looking at and others can give you opinions of them.
Wow...guess I was off on that one. :rolling: ...and I've been doing so well lately! :D
If you are going to ship a coin to someone and the coin is under $40, what would be the best features that the USPS offers to use? For example,...
I say that PCGS gave it an MS65 (possibly PL based on what you said Leadfoot, but I can't make that call from the pics provided). I agree with...
Have a great time! If you're interested in any certain series of coins, look at a bunch of slabbed examples from that series and take note of the...
Phoenix, this is great that you've decided on something you like and set yourself a goal. In my humble opinion, it is better to have one nice...
In the strictest sense of the word, I would consider anything done to a coin to remove something from its surface to be cleaning. However, not...
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I do know that the edges of American Eagle coins are greased before they are struck. I watched them do it on TV on a show talking about gold and...
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