I think it's a rather attractive and interesting display, if the coin could be removed at will.
Whoa, that's the nicest Noah's Ark I've seen (coin 6), and check out the Giza-style sphinx to the left (coin 4)! Some of those coins look off...
See the second and fourth posts in this thread :D
@Nicholas Molinari -- might this be a man-faced bull? @Orielensis Nick is a MFB expert. Until he sees this and weighs in, you might want to...
That's interesting. It almost looks like a sword in a sheath. The otherwise very talented engraver must not have understood it was a sceptre...
Wow, you are getting some nice uncleaned coins compared to the usual slugs sold these days!
David, has the coin been lacquered? The color and surfaces look like aged and yellowed lacquer on my screen. It's rather pretty :)
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/gadpaisa.html https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-gadhaiya-paisa-family-portrait.254135
Drop-dead gorgeous tet, @Terence Cheesman! Wow!
No, it would be quite unlikely to win in this specific game setup because it would not likely garner the votes for Bargain and Visual Appeal. It...
What a daring move, Cukie! COL NEMS are extremely popular here on CoinTalk (and everywhere) and of course the history and iconography are...
"It" isn't the only problematic pronoun. Sometimes I read a sentence I've written and can't even follow my own hes and shes. :oops: True... but...
It's not just a popularity contest, which is not to say that biases do not appear :). There are three categories for voting for each match: Eye...
HA! Good one :D
Which coin are you referring to? None of the coins shown in this thread have been put forth as fake.
You should have squatted down to take the picture so that the hair would be reflected on your head rather than on your... never mind :D
Welcome to CoinTalk, @lyonden :) As for color, I think it is best to assume nothing regardless of whether you're looking at a coin from a major...
Sounds like a Dr. Seuss character :D
That is very interesting and funny! The moral: don't pay much attention to grades, especially grades written on a piece of paper inside a...
@panzerman, can you tell us what makes this quarter stater of Philip II, Pella mint, unique? Is it because of the arrangement of the facing...
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