Very nice coins, everyone. I recently ordered a pre-Euro set. I occasionally get a hankering for modern world coins, and these are quite appealing...
Ah...Jacob. Didn't know the kid's middle name, but that makes sense.
Great coins, TIF. That facing pose of Hercules is odd though, and a bit creepy.
Nice coins! Incidentally, I knew a kid in grade school that had Polish parents. His name was Greg, but they called him Kuba. Is that a nickname...
What happened? I hope they weren't lost in the mail.
Nice catch, Mat. Great coins everyone! Trajan, AD 98-117 AE As, 27mm, 10g, 12h; Rome mint: 101-2 Obv.: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM;...
Lovely set of coins, Doug! I hope to add those types to my collection as well.
I don't know how many sources Dane has at her disposal, but I sent her a handful of coins to post on Wildwinds and she corrected two of my...
That's good though. You are a disciplined man. I commend you.
Agreed, and I can practice my conservation skills on the coins without lessening their value. They will always be worth their melt.
I googled M&M Numismatics and it appears to be an outfit out of DC. That's all I know - the coin was purchased from Barry and Darling, so I'll...
Hey friends, I don't often collect Greek coins, that is, coins of Greek colonies - typically the pieces in the grades I want are out of my budget....
Well, what shows of two coins looks legit. They are most likely authentic. Many Constantine-era bronzes are extremely common and basically...
It's a beautiful coin! I don't have anything to share, but I like the term Guinness Stout Patina - let's make it a part of the official ancient...
My LCS stocks junk world silver in tupperware containers that are organized by fineness - hundreds of coins. They sell for spot, and since silver...
I don't know Vic, but when you post a half dollar like that it pretty much makes me ignore your question and just drool over your coin, lol.
You could go to olive oil next, and there are other, stronger techniques. But sometimes they just don't come clean, short of something like...
What do you mean by "too good?" I would grade it gVF. It's a very handsome coin to be sure, but Romans can get much sharper than that. Just...
A most excellent coin! Your 12 Caesars set is super.
Nike is of course winged. Here is my almost complete set of early Nabataeans, modeled after the staters of Alexander the Great. Only one is...
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