Yes, indeed. But there is still the difference between good cleaning and bad. The OP coins may of course be much better in hand. The first image...
I realized that in post-processing, I accidentally over-saturated my images. Here is the corrected pic - this is a much more honest representation...
Nice coin, but when it comes to relative's birthdays, just remember it's the thought that counts. :)
Due to hoarding, official coinage began to disappear in 1862. The dearth of small change was most pronounced in 1863. In 1864, Congress enacted 18...
Here is your couch. [ATTACH]
Perfect. We'll make you the casting director for CT Ancient Movie Productions.
I saw it in person at the Baltimore Show, along with a bucketful of other beauties I couldn't afford. :(
I was going to say she had the look of a dominatrix, but you beat me to it.
Poor Edith got a bad rap. I always thought she was adorable.
If the one extant bust of Salonina is accurate, she wasn't exactly pretty in a feminine sense, but not homely either - just a bit stern. [ATTACH]
16 legs on the quadriga. I'm impressed!
I don't suppose I need to explain Hard Times Tokens to anyone here but myself, but the gist of it is that Andrew Jackson and his Treasury...
I have the common version of this coin with longer reverse legend... [ATTACH]
Well for starters, the first coin looks harshly-cleaned. It looks like it may have been heavily encrusted, and the person who cleaned it had no...
I saw that Antiochus IX and thought it was a great coin for $10. The thunderbolt and lettering on the reverse is very sharp and well-centered, and...
Thanks for the clarification Bruce. I can see that it is indeed L. Roloff. E. Sigel is the die sinker on the C. Karl piece, so I coincidentally...
It's an interesting coin to be sure, but not $100 worth of interesting. More like $50.
From the dawn of currently-ruling kings on coinage. Issued by Caesar Augustus for his adoptive son, Gaius. Gaius Caesar, Phyrigia, Laodikeia...
And it really all boils down to a tradition instigated by Washington. From the beginning of Roman Imperial times, portraying living rulers on...
A perfectly nice denarius - what's not to like?
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