On a basically intellectual level, I'd tend to agree, but one of the few rules I do abide by for my Eclectic Box collection is "straight grades...
Wow, that's an awesome type, if just a tad violent! :nailbiting: *Knock knock* Who's there? Artuqids! Artuqids who? Our two kids want some...
I was happy with this RESTITVTOR ORBIS for twenty bucks. The image was done on a flatbed scanner. The coin had some trace silvering. [IMG]
These three late medieval/early modern coins were all recently encapsulated. (So recently, in fact, that the 1596 thaler is still in transit back...
This coin is on its way back from PCGS. Disappointingly, it failed to straight-grade. They ruled it Genuine - VF Details (98 - Damage). As of...
Unfortunately this one came back PCGS Genuine - VF Details (95 - Scratch), for some hairlines on St. Stephen's robes that I overlooked. You can...
I like that Republican piece.
It is indeed beautiful, but it's not a coin. That's a silver round. There are, however, Mexican coins with Aztec calendar motifs.
I don't have Dionysus, I'm afraid. How about a double kantharos? You can put your favorite beverage in one, and I'll put mine in the other....
Hmmm... tough call. On the one hand, it's rather rough. Not absolutely awful, however. And on the other hand, it's a neat type. I really like...
Usually you see those reeding marks on bigger, heavier coins, like silver dollars. But I guess it does happen on quarters, too. Maybe if they're...
I think a lot of us have done that before. I know I have. You can retract and re-bid with the correct amount. The seller should understand.
I concur. It is a relatively modern cast replica intended to represent an ancient coin. It might be an old tourist fake, but not ancient. It's...
I dunno. Handsome coin, though. Probably my best cherrypickin' lick came from the crackout and resubmission of an old PCI green holder. It was...
^^ This. It took a hit, and the reeded edge of the coin it collided with created that pattern.
Nice "do-it-yourself Dansco". As you likely know, if you do buy a 7070 album, you won't need the Flowing Hair coins, and only the half cent and...
Doesn't look like a proof to me (though I'm not 100% sure). I'd say UNC, but heavily fingerprinted. Too bad, really, as the underlying luster is...
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That 1822 was a super nice pickup for 15 bucks! The 1820/19, for the price, is also a good grab. Hope the treatment helps the verdigris.
Interesting. I had no idea there was such a thing as "affordable Ptolemaic gold".
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