I always wondered what they were thinking when they switched from profiles that wore well to facing busts that tend to lose the nose almost...
Yes, I have seen two, both from the same die.
Only the honesty of the seller. Both are overpriced.
I look at works that separate and report things like silver content or weight as an overall average for a long reign with skepticism. Commodus'...
Are the others die matches as well?
52? Try for 25! Thank you for a great idea. Tomorrow is my 37th birthday (yes, I am dyslexic) and my gray hairs are premature (each and every...
I love your wandering sixth letters. I have a neat stack of eight extra letters including the ligate pair omega nu at the end. [ATTACH] Much...
Alexandria started a new year on the 29 or 30 August (depending on Leap Year) so year two would be September 68 to his death being reported to...
For the record we might note that these come in several fractional denominations as well as the sigloi which probably seem small enough to most...
I admit curiosity if submitting my fake above would return links to Dattari, Empire or CNG (who recently sold the real one). At the prices, let's...
He has a huge number of coins including 98% junk and 99% overpriced. I have bought a total of 5 coins from him over the years including one that...
As we have shown above, these are hard to find in great condition but never boring. I wish I understood the thought process behind the dating of...
I predict you will celebrate your eightieth anniversary in the hobby and I hope, then, you will have a good group of friends on Coin Talk to help...
Hilarious. Agree. All in all, this may be the most valuable feature of the coin.
We see a difference of opinion here but the after photo might be improved if indeed the coin still has toning. Silver with 'find' patina can be...
That is a good photo of a nice example of something that brings up a question. Was this caused by intentionally hammering a second stroke or does...
Lemon juice is best used on silver and reasonably good silver at that. It's effects on copper and billon can be harsh. There is certainly room...
Since this old thread was revived, I need to point out tha the Domna shown here is a fake. It was a cast made from the Dattari specimen. I have...
Technology has changed library donations, too. Books donated to our local library are scanned to see if they are worth selling to a broker....
I'm with furryfrog02 on this one. We do like to see participation here and your posting what it is that you found interesting (and why) does a...
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