I picked this up today for GBP 50 (around USD 75). Did I do alright? What grade would you give it? I have ID'ed it as a Denarius of L Opemius in...
It is a while since I picked up something new worth posting, but I think this is pretty nice. Australia One Crown (pre-decimilisation), 0.925...
If those are worth USD 50 over there I am going to have to start sending my foreign spares across the pond! In the UK I would expect the Spanish...
I agree with Insider's comments about the impossibility of giving definitive answers on authenticity on the basis of pictures alone. I would add...
Unfortunately there are lots of fakes coming into the local auction houses over here at present, so beware if you are bidding online. They usually...
I think Mat's coin is the Double Florin KM#763. My Krause has USD 37.50 in Fine. (They seem to be quite common in Granny's drawers.) These coins...
Nice Gothic florin! I have examples for most dates except the two scarcest (1854 and 1862) but few are much better than Fine. Once you appreciate...
I have been out of commission but I am back at last. Here is my favourite British Commonwealth coin - the 1903 Straits Settlements trade dollar....
This one not so much for the colour of the toning, but that is has any at all after over 240 years![ATTACH]
I came across this one in my collection while checking for upgrades - I thought the rainbow toning (even more pronounced in hand) was rather...
This is my one - Moneyer is Aelfstan and then it reads "on Pincs" which means Winchester.[ATTACH]
Probably never going to get this one completely nailed down. Certainly Cnut "Quatrefoil" Penny. Bust is probably London style, but this could mean...
With your handle and picture you must be UK based? Whereabouts?
At 2.8cm it is definitely just a commemorative type medallion - I wanted to check as the style is reminiscent of some of the officially issued...
Nice medal - obviously for Victoria's diamond Jubilee in 1897. Looks very well designed and struck. What is it's diameter? Does it have anything...
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