The fourth pic explains everything.
I might spend just a liiiiittle too much time on this forum... [ATTACH]
Very nice! Harlan Berk had a box of them at the last Baltimore Show, but knowing nothing about them, I passed. I probably should have picked up a...
Nice read! I feel that I've taken my scholarly vitamins for the day and can return to mindless TV shows with no guilt. :p Here are my two scant...
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I wonder if she lived long enough to appreciate the fact that getting kicked to the curb by Elagabalus was a blessing.
There's always tomorrow!! :) Just kidding of course, lol. Live long and prosper. :vulcan:
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Nice pick-ups at a nice price, Mikey. Weakly struck, off-center reverses are par for the course with Tetricus ants, not to mention that the...
It's a damn shame, and so unnecessary. Do dealers not GET that we don't mind a little roughness or weakness on ancient coins? Hello. If we wanted...
This one passed through my store recently. What a great coin in hand it was, with a superb portrait and patina... [ATTACH]
It is a flat out gorgeous coin, Z. Congratulations!
My OP coin looks very similar to yours up close, Z - not deposits, but the actual color of copper in the metal, hence my conjecture about the...
Great set, and I very much appreciate reading the collecting stories! Well-collected, and well-written.
Yeah, it's not terribly important to me whether it's toning or alloy actually. Just ruminating...
Nice. There's that copper again. It's got to be for insufficient pickling. @FitzNigel's coins also.
No cleaning - they don't need it. Right now I'm going to enjoy them - I may keep the Serapis.
Yeah, btw, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Unless you're Steve, or Q, or Pishpash, in which case, uh...Happy Thursday!!
We tried deep frying the turkey last year, didn't go so well... [ATTACH] This year, Chinese take-out.
Both Black Friday and Boxing Day are big shopping days here in the US. Ostensibly, Black Friday is so you can get all your Christmas shopping...
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