That's going to be a great looking set easj. And that is indeed a decent-looking bunch of silver junk. I take it the 1891 quarter isn't in high...
Well I'm glad they're finally in your stash! It was great to discuss them all individually over the last week. I generally have the same...
You might fill two of those empty holes with the Ike Commemorative Dollars, which are 90% silver. The BU coin was the first coin minted at West...
As an addendum to this thread, after reading Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms, I've become aware of the proto-Nabataean coins that were...
Here's a link to Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms should anyone like it. It's also a thick read, but focused entirely on numismatics......
Today I came across this masters thesis by Anna Acettola at Brandeis University, written last year. She proposes that the Nabataeans willfully...
"Be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
That's a handsome collection - I love Dansco albums, I don't care what Doug says. :p
Just to be clear though, the king on the Denarius of M. Aemelius Scaurus is Aretas III, not the Aretas II that issued the coin in my first post.
The ancient cultures are fascinating, yes, and I've always considered myself a man of letters, so the aspect of research is a bonus. It's...
Well for starters, only a few of my Kennedys are in high grades, and those are the cheapies with high pops. Mostly I'm pursuing coins that have...
Indeed. Since you bring it up, I think first Nabataean bronzes may have been a response to a shortage of small change after Gaza became less of a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjiHvkVXfA
It's not a criticism, just an observation. On the other end of the spectrum you have the Romans churning out millions upon millions of AE3s in the...
Not intended for circulation.
The PCGS price list is overinflated, at least for mid-grade coins. I've bought most of the Kennedys in my registry set far below PCGS list....
It looks Bactrian. Agathocles perhaps? It also looks like a replica.
There's definitely a visceral satisfaction to holding large coins that you don't get from the average LRB.
The size is 31mm. Seller doesn't give the weight - I'm going to guess somewhere between 15 and 20g. That's a pretty hefty coin at 25 grams, Bing!
That's what I thought as well. The stuff at 3 isn't different than anything else on the coin: surface roughness, slight deposits, toning. Here's a...
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