NOW you're talkin'! That, sir, is a sweet CircCam. Show me a VF35 to XF45-ish example with that kind of contrast, and I'll dance a jig. :)
'Tis true, Julia Maesa was not the happiest looking individual portrayed on Roman coins. In that regard, she gives Galba a run for his money.
This is a handsomely crusty one. It could stand to have more contrast, though. (Not my coin- pic borrowed from DLRC) [ATTACH]
Man, if I could find me an 1859 IHC with that level of black-and-white contrast- but also with smooth, undamaged, nonporous surfaces? Why, I'd...
Of course! I forgot -Maesa and -Soaemias. Thanks, Bing!
Awww... Gracie... good girl! *pat* pat* Here is Freyja Zelda Artemis, our latest addition to the menagerie. Norwegian Forest Cat, we're told,...
Those are definitely headed in the right direction. Now, I wanna see some with that level of contrast, but better surfaces...
Julia Domna... Julia Mamaea... Julia Paula, etc. (Did I forget one?) This Julia Mamaea/Felicitas denarius was a recent acquisition from @Ken...
Indeed I am, and it has served me pretty well. (Though it can also create the occasional headache.)
Actually, the crusty, contrasting darkish look I like is most often encountered on G-VG copper-nickels, but for me the sweet spot is those...
Just enough, but not too much. @Nathan401 - That's a decent enough circ Flyer, but not dark or crusty enough for my tastes. Wanna see more...
In this case, it was more like a 2 inch skip on the author's keyboard. ;)
I often like how the copper-nickel alloy used in the 1856-1864 US Flying Eagle and Indian cents toned over time. The Flyer cent below is the last...
This.
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Haven't seen one of the batty quarters yet, but it so happens I just bought a coin with bats on it myself. Lucky bats. And a Chinese coin, to...
Nice. I just bid on (and lost on) one that had been made into a love token. My initial instincts here said VF20. Then looking a bit harder at...
That is completely understandable. I have ended up collecting ancient coins more along aesthetic lines, but naturally they've taught me a lot of...
@Lorenzo Jauregui - look here. Good luck in the drawing in a couple of days!
This is a free contest entry for @Lorenzo Jauregui, who was admiring a steel cent I posted. If the random number generator picks this entry, and...
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