Not a Hadrian, and probably not the same scenario as yours, but I wonder what happened to this Marcus Aurelius sestertius. Clogged die? Letters...
Not just Steve-- I think most of us are jealous of this fantastic find!!
Hmm... to me it looks like a drastically "aged" version of these modern fakes: [IMG] Edited: Nemo has it right. Search Forvm's fake reports...
I was wondering about your screen name! Very interesting :)
Happy birthday to one of CoinTalk's perpetually upbeat and fun posters :) :) :) On this day 1,878 years ago, Hadrian died. Hmm, perhaps not the...
In general, I prefer coins without bankers' marks and when they have them, I'd like them to be in the fields. It's all about eye appeal though,...
Here's one I hadn't shown in a while, a poxy sestertius. Pity about the pits. Maybe it was cleaned by electrolysis. [IMG] Vespasian sestertius,...
It's a scan, but I wish it were a photo! :D Nice coin :)
I agree: Thessaly, Larissa; obverse of Larissa facing slightly left, reverse horseman riding right. eBay is the best place to check comparable...
Pish, that's a fabulous LRB! One of these days I want to buy one of YOC's LRBs too.
Oooh, that's a nice deep strike and artistic reverse!
Thanks, Warren! That is a very well constructed and useful page.
That looks like a fabulous lot! Looking forward to seeing each coin :)
Sorry, TC-- I just saw your results post. Nice work!! Yes, I do recommend being cautious and neutralizing any remaining acid regardless of metal...
After watching that video I looked up the cited LED panel and put it on my Amazon wishlist just so I'd remember what it was. It is tempting but...
Thanks for posting this! I knew nothing about CRI before this thread and this video. Bonus points: use of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon...
I know this thread is about Mars, but wow what an interesting portrait of Vespasian! As for Mars depictions, I have a few but nothing unusual....
Pretty sure it's usually pronounced TIE-key.
Wow, very nice :) Some auctioneers' websites are so awkward to navigate that I don't do it regularly (HJB and HA top the list). Looks like the...
I don't know much about any of these "new" services and might look into them if they aren't very expensive. Thanks!
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