Happens all the time. It's a lively thread, which is good! :)
Or that. That's fine. Disregard my "pegasus" suggestion and go with that. @ancient coin hunter and I were no doubt typing at about the same time.
I suppose Artemis Phosphoros with a torch on this Corinthian stater would qualify as a "minor device or secondary scene"? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
PS- speaking of people who have been doing this for nearly forever, you need look no further than Post #3 of this thread. ;)
One of the coins I bought from him back in the early '80s was an ancient Indian piece. I think it's safe to be confident in him. He's been in...
Nice post. Ahh, yes... Joel Anderson. The name brings back fond memories of my very first ancient coins I got. From him, back in the early...
Being conflicted is understandable. On top of that uncertainty, know also that it can be a real crapshoot, with TPG results being totally...
Well, I'm sure about one thing: I wouldn't have had a clue. Not the faintest inkling that anything was wrong. :sorry::(
I want one of those octopi. How about a capricorn? No, not the double-capricorn Divus Vespasian I always post. Here's Titus with a single...
Nice looking coin for a roll find of that age, regardless.
I love World coin "junkbox" lots. Nice find on the Jamaican penny. I don't think I ever encountered one from George V in bulk lots. One of the...
Neat laminations. Just finding S-mint coins from the 1940s is cool enough, I reckon. Get many War nickels these days? I haven't done much if...
Reckon thas' goodenuf. It's about the only special thing about that coin, but still, finding an S-mint coin in circulation is kinda fun. I got a...
True, in that condition you wouldn't be risking much, but I think the discolored stain left by acid-treatment would make the coin look worse....
It probably does look a bit better in hand. Seems rather lackluster (literally) in that set of photos.
Yes, they're made of copper-nickel alloy. No reason to put Nic-a-Date (acid) on it. I'm not sure how well that would work, and even if it did,...
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Holy cow, regardless of condition or monetary value (or lack thereof) that's an amazing CRH find! No, it would not be an 1856. Those were...
What @cpm9ball said. Ew. Mildly interesting in that they got impaired in such a relatively short time after being made, but ... stuff happens....
Still, quite an interesting river find. Neat conversation piece. Bad fake, but interesting in spite of that. And in some ways, because of that.
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