My favorite envelopes are the Bavarian Collection ones not only hand written but crafted from scrap paper. I have a page:...
Here is a 125 high straight. I have serious issues with many of the rankings on either list. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] It does seem that this type suffered poor wormanship more than most coins of Valerian. The example shown by PMONNEY is very nice for...
[ATTACH] Above is the most commonly see fake of this type. It is distinguished by the obverse centering and the edge nick at the left but it is...
Can anyone shed light on why we have so many Branch/Unofficial bronzes of Claudius but so few of Caligula or Nero? What political situation was...
The dot between the V and L is simply the central layout dot from using a compass on the die when laying out the border of dots. Almost all coin...
I mean no offence by adding some English suggestions but this is a suggestion of how a native English speaker might have said the same thing....
I like the idea of an animated Gif showing the way a coin wiggles in hand but I'd suggest slowing down the speed quite a bit to make it less frantic.
The signs of a fake that are most helpful are not the same for modern gold and ancient bronzes. The fact that a person is 'expert' in one means...
That is a fact. My pet peeve are coins lighted from the back of the head or bottom rather than from the top or front which just looks more...
[ATTACH] My club is not as well studded but it rests on a pile of three rocks. Every die has its own personality.
Even within a mint there is a lot of variation but part of that can be attributed to the span of time the mint produced the types. This one seems...
My only suggestion would be to find a year 5 Aphrodite to keep them company. I'm not sure how many years and types there are. [ATTACH]
My ex-JA guitar pick got that way by being overstruck on an earlier coin. I wonder if the OP was also but just struck hard enough to erase it...
A Western mint [ATTACH] What is the AD countermark? [ATTACH] Grade this one. In hand the patina looks smooth and pretty. [ATTACH]
Yes, I know Romulus was a most noble man (NV) and twice (bis) Consul but if we read NVBIS all together we might call him the Cloud Consul and...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bruck-review.260418/ Good non-review. It has been a couple years since we promoted this book here and I really...
While I do like technically odd coins, this is not strange enough to command a premium. It is a nice reverse and excellent bust style. I'd...
Mine is not the best by any means and was written using software no one uses any more but it is there if you can adapt to the programs you have....
There was a period in the late 4th century when this was normal. I have always wanted an extreme example and yours is pretty nice compared to the...
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