Same way as coins still get lost. But bigger silver coins like half dollars are rather scarce finds, because they often got seen on the ground...
Times were tough in Germany then. Besides, they already had a thriving porcelain industry in places like Meissen.
VG details, polished.
Excellent. Thank you.
You paid $90 for an uncleaned ancient coin? Hopefully you mean more than one.
I'd never heard of them.
Ditto. I love how those late-medieval/Renaissance-era Spanish coppers so often come with nice earthen patina. Here is a nice (but very...
Yes. They're fine if they are pedigreed to an actual historical hoard. And if they are, it's sort of up to you to decide whether that's worth a...
That is one sweet pistareen!
No, it's isn't. It's better than that. More in the vicinity of VG10 to maybe not quite F12, I'd say. Here are the PCGS/Photograde standards....
Oh, cool. It took a sec. Without @spirityoda's assistance, I might not have spotted it.
Awesome! You're really killin' it! I think the Coast Guard badge is cool, though in rough shape. And all that silver is lovely, as usual....
"Quadriga" is a great vocabulary word, isn't it? I remember when I learned it. Has a cool sound to it. You can guess what "bigas" and "trigas"...
Wait, what? Do elaborate, please. Or better yet, I suppose I should go back and read the rest of that Wikipedia article I linked to, huh? ;)...
Done.
Didn't one of those guys supposedly have Alexander's breastplate? I mean, like as in his armor (cuirass), not his sternum. Must have been a wee...
That was mere musing on my part. Perhaps I'll rewrite. Thanks. I like the silvery color of yours. Edit: there, fixed it. Hope you don't mind...
I wouldn't let that deter you, since someone else will inevitably post one nicer than mine! ;)
I take that as high praise indeed, coming from you. Thanks. Hey, you've got one with two canopic jars! Cool!
You were class of '85, weren't you, Sal? (If my math hasn't failed me.) Class of '84, myself. Nice one, to have come out of circulation. I...
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