Absolutely no guarantee from NGC that the coin is genuine. I do not want this thread to take a turn about slabbing vs non-slabbing, but when the...
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My wife and I have been praying for you and your family since we hadn't heard anything. Glad you are safe back home. Prayers do get answered....
Excellent example. Worth ignoring the nose just because of the reverse.
Not a cast and not a bad coin at all.
Well, that coin is in mighty fine condition unlike mine. I paid $19 shipped.
I almost hate to say what I paid. Just a little better than 10% of what you paid. Really, sorry to say that to you.
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That's even better!
Welcome @David Baines. Did you buy it? If so, we would love to see it.
I haven't lost interest in other Roman and Greek coins, and I certainly have not sold off any coins to finance my latest craze. It's just that I...
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It seems to have all the telltale marks of a cast. The apparent seam seems to me to be the crowning piece of evidence.
Congratulations on another addition to your collection David. Your Flaven collection must be getting rather large.
I don't even have one at all, but I need to start looking into rectifying that. Yours is a good example. Congrats.
As I admire your dedication to the Flavians, and Oki's collection of Hadrians.
Who said? :cool: Just joking. I love all the coins I see on this forum including, hurmph, your Gordians
I have two more coming, which will put me at 21 legions.
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