It's a nice coin Angelo, but 68CAM is a mid-level grade for a 1969 proof. You didn't lose a huge amount of money. The 69s go all the way up to one...
I need a bit of help reading the legends on this coin - they're more complicated than what I have on other pieces. Let me know if I've got this...
Is the lead alloyed with anything to give it some backbone?
That there is my idea of a gold coin! Congratulations on the 70!
I don't believe cu-ni clad coinage will ever have any investment value. Copper and Nickel are just too common among the elements. Of course, there...
I became interested in these coins after your recent thread comparing four of them, but the only pieces I found that interested me were tad above...
Well somebody had to do away with the loathsome Caracalla. I think anyone succeeding Caracalla would have been destined to lose the support of the...
I agree Steve. That coin's got a lot of character and lovely color.
Wow Bing. That's an EXCEPTIONAL Augustus Denarius. Fantastic!
I'm sorry to hear that! I hope mine isn't fake. :confused:
I do. As a beginning collector of ancients, I google the coins people post and try to research them to a certain extent.
I mean there's an abundance of them in decent grades at reasonable prices. They're not rarities, nor do they require any esoteric knowledge to...
Another great piece, Bing, and thanks for attaching the quotations. I like to read as much as I can about the coins people post, and you make my...
Vcoins definitely has a good selection of Nabatean.
New Purchase, I think...
Well not quite a newp, but I just got to editing the images tonight. I know this is basically an entry-level Denarius and it's not a big deal,...
Thanks Chris, that confirms my suspicions somewhat. I'm also even more convinced that the letters on my coin are HRTT after further research into...
You gotta put your wife in her place, Chris. That's what I did with mine. I've got her right where she wants me! :confused:
I know that feeling!!
I like that coin too. Something about the reverse that stimulates my numismatic sensibilities.
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