DEAL!!! Psst! Hey, 1793 Man on the Street... wouldn't you like a nice MP3 player or cigarette lighter or flashlight for that single new red cent...
That was certainly what sold me on that particular Austrian coin.
I think you did just fine, for the money.
No, I've often had the same meandering thoughts. But think about how much else in the 21st century would blow their minds, had you gone back to...
I'm in suspense. I wouldn't be surprised to see MS (if only details, perhaps). I'll stick with my earlier AU55 assessment, however, in the...
And I am sure that practice has served you well over time. When it's my money on the table, I try to be the same way.
While I'd have put the numerical details grade higher, I can agree with most of that. Solid coin for XF price, indeed. But maybe not something...
Yes, and that's something to look for on an unmolested upper-AU coin. If it doesn't have trace luster, it might have been cleaned.
I think that assessment was a tad on the strict side, but opinions always vary on grading topics like this. I would put your coin at AU55-58,...
By way of comparison, I paid $16.00 for this one, which I would also call AU. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The color looks a bit off (old cleaning, I'd say), but I'd also say it's worth the money you paid. I'd call that strong AU details, personally....
I can’t remember if the baobabs I saw were in South Africa or Tanzania. They were huge trees- tall and fat- and much more impressive than the...
I see a griffon head or a chicken, every other time I look at it. LOL
What's better than a sestertius? A free sestertius! Bravo, @Cucumbor! My first sestertius, when I began collecting Romans in 2007, was either...
I've had a minor denomination or two with that design, as I recall, but no full thaler.
Looks like an inkblot to me. I can't figure out what I'm seeing. ;) This exact thought crossed my mind as well (note I mentioned in my...
This. Yes.
You have nice taste. That one is in my personal collection, not the For Sale/giveaway inventory. ;) Got it on eBay, though, in original...
I concur. This pretty much echoes my (admittedly uninformed) thought process on the matter. If it's a contemporary counterfeit from the 1700s,...
I reckon it isn't horrible if it could be had for 25 bucks or less. Personally, I'd probably look harder for a different coin in that price...
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