Well my CNG coins arrived today. It's obvious Ardy was handling these things while eating dessert. One's covered in butterscotch syrup and the...
I'm here - just been very busy the last few days, and spent the entire morning in the garage replacing rotors and pads. Anyway, this thread has...
Sorry, I just can't be as genteel as my colleagues. You got taken to the cleaners. It's a nice coin to be sure, but the grade is bogus. Hard-core...
No, they don't usually come even close to this condition. I wonder how many collectors appreciate what a great coin this is, as it comes from a...
Here's another coin of the same type with unaltered surfaces. This is a re-shoot as well, and it's a little better than my original effort. The...
The bigger pics are much better, thank you. They all look like cast replicas, and rzage is correct - the weight of the denarius is far too low.
Yeah, RenWax doesn't give you much of a sheen. Maybe you have to buff it. But lacquer was once a common treatment as well.
I use it on coins that I've treated for BD, to minimize the coins' contact with moisture in the air. That's the only time I've ever used RenWax....
Yes, but imagine the entire coin looking like the flat area on the reverse, and you get an idea why it was fashionable to wax coins. The shine...
I posted this Constantine in my LRB thread already, but I'm putting it here because I re-imaged it today. I wasn't happy with the first pics. This...
Maybe, but if they were mine, I'd keep them anyway.
Wouldn't that be the first post of the thread?
It sounded more legit than Lady Luck is a big fat sugar-mama.
I love them all! The off-flan letters on the Commodus don't bother me. That coin has wonderful detail and character.
Phenomenal detail on those coins, Brian. Well-done! And everyone's posted some super coins in this thread.
That makes me right no matter what. I like the way you think! Super coins everyone, showing some great style. I collected this follis of...
It was a rather Steve-ish title, so I had to include the arrow.
There's also E. - that he was Shapur's well-treated guest to the end of his days, for those of you who prefer a happy ending.
There is only so much information you can get from low-resolution images. Please take a large pic of each coin, separately, and supply us with the...
I love finding Roman coins that evince a master's hand - an engraver who could take common themes and imbue them with uncommon detail and passion....
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