That looks great, Eduard. I like that you left some of the deposits on the reverse to highlight the detail. Well done!
So is the Italian State Mint the official mint of Italy, or is it like the Franklin Mint?
I hate to rain on your parade, but I will be winning the powerball tonight. :greedy:
Now that I see the OP and CNG coins together, maybe they are not a die match...but very, very close - rendered by the same engraver at least.
The difference between the OP coin and the CNG coin is that the OP coin has some circulation wear and CNG coin is flatly struck on a portion of...
These types come in many varieties, and there were likely a number of different engravers, so yes, there will be differences between dies. The OP...
My copy of Failmezger arrived today and I must say these are among the most beautiful plates I've see in a book. Kudos to our @dougsmit ! [ATTACH]
Another good reason to trust it.
I didn't see it either - just goes to prove the power of suggestion.
The one that says TITVS. :)
Your coin isn't the style of the Black Sea or New York Hoard forgeries. It could be another type of counterfeit I suppose, but I doubt it. I don't...
Your new picture-taking techniques are winning!
That's one of the New York Hoard Lipanoff forgeries. Here's an overview. One of the characteristics of the Lipanoff forgeries was that the eyes...
What blasphemy is this? Everybody knows you can't have enough denarii of Vespasian! Great looking set and wonderful photography/editing. :cool:
May I play? Here's an obol of Selge I could not resist. 0.8g, 12mm, 4th century BC... [ATTACH]
Fakes are devastating, I understand. We've all been stung, more than once. But one should take fakes as a learning opportunity. Don't forget the...
There's a factoid I was not aware of, thank you!.
Good Lord. At that point, it doesn't even matter if it's authentic or not.
Ok thank you, I'll give that a spin! No more multi-purpose solution then.
The hair is decidedly tooled, but if there was any smoothing, it must have been quite light. Overall I like the surfaces, damn shame about the...
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