There's nothing inauthentic about it, even if it's a restrike. The restrikes were officially sanctioned because the coins were popular as bullion,...
I've never seen any mention of restrike on the slabs of these coins. Since they used the same dies for the restrikes, how would you tell the...
Congrats on the profit!
He's got a really funny-looking Morgan as well. I'd like to say it's fake, but I've been wrong on that account several times, so I'll wait and see...
I figured one of you guys would have one!
That's much better than "not bad" Bing - that's another outstanding example.
The mina mentioned in the above passages was a weight of silver. Some scholars calculate the weight at a little over 18 troy ounces... Mina...
I'm sure this discussion has occurred before, but coins of the Bible would be a fascinating collection, if anyone had the means to assemble it....
Good strike on that coin with solid features. I'd clean it up too - it could look stunning.
Two different coins depending on the pics, huh? I thought it was a great coin from the seller's image, but yours really captures the character and...
Agreed - huge eye-appeal. I don't mind a craggy surface at all when you've got details that strong. Well-done!
Did you mention you were in Canada? Or was somebody else? If so, do you collect any Canadian?
I'm not so sure WC - for example, there's a world of difference between the 1971 Kennedy Halves struck at the Denver and Philadephia mints. And...
I've got a decent set of Kennedy Half Dollars and I've found that there's a great deal to learn, especially when it comes to die varieties - it's...
That's not exactly true. Dedicated US collectors do an enormous amount of research, but it tends to be more numismatic in nature than historical.
That's because we have 147,259,396 types. Give or take a few. :)
Wouldn't that be every ancient thread?
That's right. Why not just advertise that you're buying coins?
Why not? I'd love to get my hands on some of those old Library of Coins albums. Of course...I'd fill them up with coins.
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