The number of lumens is the least important figure. If the light is dim, you just have to leave the shutter open longer to compensate. This image...
The last coin I bought in 2018 was an Alexandrian tetradrachm of Faustina II. While researching it, I became aware that this daughter of...
My second photo shows a slightly larger section of the reverse of this coin. It shows a slightly unusual arrangement catalogs describe as an arm...
My latest acquisition came from a very old friend (take that as you wish but I have known him a while) who commented that I was suprised I ordered...
This has been a fine and educational post that should allow each of us to decide if we want to deal not only with this one firm but with a general...
I am happy with a variety of lights but prefer twist compact florescents with daylight (5000-5500K) balance and a CRI (color rendering index) of...
In 1993, Numismatic Fine Arts auctioned a collection of 3500 coins divided into 352 lots. These lots, some individual coins and some large lots,...
When flans are very thin it becomes important that the surfaces of the two dies have the same curve or flatness. If the die bulges in the middle,...
My local museum has moved him twice and removed his head to be more accurately restored but I still prefer the old exhibit. [IMG]
M.Mike is right. Unfortunately as time passed the difference between red copper and yellow brass became less obvious so our catalogs often list...
Do you know enough about that coin to tell if it is genuine? Does your reputation mean so little to you that you can sell it to a beginner who...
I don't expect anyone to listen but when you add extension tubes to a zoom, the zoom ring provides better focus control than the focus ring. It...
If the photo did not have so much motion, I suspect some could be IDed by some here but these do look like why we don't suggest buying by the...
I buy coins that speak to me. I try to avoid coins I already have but I make mistakes in that department. I was very proud of myself finishing...
The Gallienus ants with the palm branch are usually the best made of his later period coinage whatever the reverse type. That is a very nice coin!
These coins were first used by veterans of Augustus and Agrippa's war against Antony and Cleopatra. The city was founded as a colony for retired...
A question for cash students: Were the molds used for cash casting recycled in some way (pulverized into sand?) or was it necessary to dispose of...
Caligula quadrans commemorating the repeal of a 1/2% tax [ATTACH] Domitian semis [ATTACH] Anonymous Minerva quadrans [ATTACH] Anonymous Juno...
As threads tend to do, this left the original question and wandered away. No one said that history and price are not important considerations....
I agree with all of these but hasten to point out that price is not what I consider to be a god reflection of the value of a coin. It tells us...
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