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It's a great coin to be sure, but from that image, I can't tell if the green on the reverse is mineral deposit, or if the coin was painted to...
Prutah is singular, protoh is plural. They are both prutoh, but the only the coin of Alexander Jannaeus would be considered a widow's mite, among...
Lol!
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This is a case where I would prefer a reference as opposed to a grade. Obviously Vagi or one of his crew members felt the coin was authentic, and...
That, and some poor idiot paid $352 for it. I feel sorry for idiots. :(
Absolutely great coins as always Steve! You've had another abundant year!
This makes me sad. :(
Magnificent example of an important coin. Congratulations!
A sector of the market perhaps - the market that caters to collectors who want slabs for whatever reason. I don't see it spilling over to the...
A joke? No sir, no joke. Here are a hundred "Guess the Grade" threads for starters. Enjoy. :) =1&c[node]=7']GTG
Nice coin, Mikey. Definitely looks Celtiberian to me. I don't there are any worries about authenticity.
I like these threads. They're sort of like the "Guess the Grade" posts in the US forum, but not boring.
How far did he have to go for that cheese? Wisconsin?
I love that coin for all the right reasons, but I also love it for the die polishing lines on the obverse.
6 is the trick question because it looks like it should be much older - nice little bit of sneakiness. Also, Aretas IV comes long before Numerian....
Does the time-share get calculated according to how much you contribute? Because that would allow me to hold the coin for maybe a few seconds.
No. The ancients also performed surgeries, invented computers, and knew the earth was a globe. Much knowledge was lost and regained over the...
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