Details - questionable toning.
It's the perfect user title for me. Thanks Doug! :thumb:
The first is probably a Constantine dynasty bronze - I can make out ST in the obverse legend, so that's a bit of a clue. It's a cull, and not...
I'm no expert on aurei, but I'm 99.99% certain that's not an aureus. How would you know if it was solid gold without drilling a hole into it anyway?
This is very interesting indeed. One frequently comes across ancient coins that were countermarked to re-tariff them, either because an invading...
Doug, that's an enviable collection, but I'm tempted to say something like, "That's a nice coin for a Gallienus." Is there any scholarship as to...
Those nickels are unusual and beautiful. I'm guessing they lived in a smoker's house. This conclusion is based on no facts or evidence...
It's definitely a grade above the one you originally bought, and the patina is beautiful. I wish I could find a dealer that sent me free upgrades!
Hey bub, in case you haven't noticed, this is a coin forum, not a pork forum.
I've seen a couple of gold-plated antoniniani on the market in the last few months. The question is always whether the plating is ancient or...
It's a fabulous and unusual acquisition! I'm not making the connection between the Sothic Cycle and the Labors of Hercules though. Does the coin...
It's a nice coin, but I can't make out enough of the obverse legend for an attribution. Looks a bit like Trajan, maybe... Edit: I guess if Chris...
How was it a no-risk investment? He's losing money on account of inflation, and that million could have been invested in something that payed a...
Maybe it's unfair of me to compare them to anything but themselves. I bought a handful of rolls of 70Ds - that is, not rolled per se, but in the...
Well, I'll defer to your experience obviously. You're the king of Kennedy collectors. But I've seen a LOT of nice 70Ds - maybe not all 65s, but...
Yes. There is a middle path. First of all, everyone is speaking about coins in this thread as if they were one, homogenous commodity. They...
Quite right. I guess I was just talking to myself, because that's exactly what I did after Rudi's post a few weeks back. I just refused to look at...
I think avoiding all Spanish dealers is throwing the baby out with the bath water. I kept the images Rudi posted in case I should come across any...
It looks smushy, but I'm not sure about an RPM. It looks like the punch caused a die chip inside the D.
I'm sorry to hear that Joe. It would have been very cool if you could have posted the coin as your latest acquisition on this forum!
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