I'm not an error and variety guy, but it looks like a major lamination to me. Cool find.
They're real, they're certified by the top-tier third-party grading services, and I agree with @mrweaseluv that the 1857 looks undergraded. I...
These earlier Islamic pieces with portraiture are interesting. I've never had anything like that.
Welcome. You'll find a lot of knowledgeable folks on the Ancients forum.
A groat was a four-pence coin (=4 pennies).
That’s a definite advantage. Funny how coin collecting can draw on or enhance other disciplines, isn’t it? Practically everything I know about...
You’d have cherrypicked the heck out of me on Japanese, back in the day. I seldom took the time to attribute Far Eastern and Arabic coins, due to...
They look intriguing and not blatantly fake. Alas, I lack the knowledge to be of any assistance here, but I will say you had me at “gold cob”....
Not this time around, but plenty of bang for the buck at a dime a pop!
Awesome! Medieval Scottish has a certain mystique for me. Despite being of Scottish descent on my mother’s side, I did not own any independent...
Congrats! That’s lovely!
When I was an antique mall dealer, the older and more interesting (but still inexpensive) World stuff like that got put into labeled 2x2 holders...
Just bought this for my growing Twelve Caesars set, which is now 3/4 of the way to completion, with nine emperors down and three to go! It's...
If any of y'all already posted an entry and wish to change your prize choice to one of the recently-added items above, that's fine- just remind me...
This looks like the "Ostia" type, which would be a rare and highly desirable coin. IF it was real. Trouble is, your particular example there is...
Say, is your avatar buddy there an Airedale? Handsome fella.
Just added to the Giveaway Gallery as a new prize option: Bolivia (Spanish Colonial): silver 1-real, "cob" type, no date (circa early 1700s)...
Just added to the Giveaway Gallery as a new prize option: United States: 1864 bronze 2-cent piece [IMG] Numista-2296. Average circulated...
Just added to the Giveaway Gallery as a new prize option: United States: 1838 copper Coronet large cent [IMG] Numista-19856. Average...
Just added to the Giveaway Gallery as a new prize option: Mexico: 2015 silver Onza (“Libertad”) [IMG] .999 silver, one ounce. Brilliant...
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