I agree with the others, JA. That's some primo patina, don't mess with it.
I just cross one eye, a technique perfected while bored silly in the 5th grade. Who knew it would some day come in handy? :D Since you can only...
That is a gorgeous little Pontos! Very attractive; wish it were mine :D
Happy birthday, Bing! Clearly I need more and better A-Pi coins. Here are a couple of his tetradrachms from Alexandria, Egypt. [IMG] [IMG]
I second Vcoins. Their server has been down for the last day but hopefully that will soon be rectified. I'd be happy to help with specific...
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Trajan is one of my favorite emperors yet I only have a few of his coins-- and one was just a random mixed lot find. Several of his coins are on...
That's a beautiful and unusual portrait. I haven't seen another like it. I don't have a relevant coin to show but here's an interesting tidbit,...
Is that a typo? Didn't you really say "Giggity"? :D
Pass/fail is pretty much how I size them up, although the standards are changing as time goes by and some former students would flunk out today.
You may be onto something with that grading system. It could be like a regional dialect. :D I hope to acquire some "aAJ" coins in the upcoming...
How 'bout a winged inanimate object? Triptolemos's chariot is winged and drawn by snakes. [ATTACH] ATTICA, Eleusis 360-330 BC AE16 Obv:...
Both very nice. That denarius is sharp!
Happy 12th birthday, CoinTalk! Thanks, Peter, for providing such a great site and for having forum software from this century ;) Below is my...
CORINTH stater with Pegasus: [ATTACH] PHOENICIA, Byblos. Dishekel with winged sea horse (hippocamp): [ATTACH]
WhooHOO! That may be the finest Klazomenai Pigasus diobol I've seen-- nice score! He has my blessing. Now if it had been a non-Klazomenai...
Your coins are gorgeous and I enjoy seeing them but don't intend to collect them. If I had endless money I might branch out into those but for...
There is another particular type of coin I was intent to buy last year but was outbid. It sold for $x and the buyer immediately posted it for...
Oh yes, those definitely would have felt at home in the X6 collection. Here's one that got away. If you see it anywhere, please ask the owner if...
I don't think they're claiming it to be the oldest coin ever found anywhere, just the oldest coin found in Bulgaria. I'd like to see the reverse....
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