@Curtisimo- I look forward to seeing your "Ancient Box of Ten". Knowing your meticulous attention to detail and backstory, I'm sure each will be...
(Edit: this was a response to Curtisimo but I wound up repeating it below)
I see that the sale of that Bust half leaves me embarrassingly low on United States coins. If one counts the Pillar Dollar (which is, after all,...
Thank you- that is a wonderful metaphor and is indeed the sort of thing I aspire to. If seeing one of my coins ever inspires someone to go off in...
That book price is hilarious. I've seen some crazy prices for books on Amazon, but that one takes the cake so far! As to the coin, these are...
Thanks. It is pretty thick, as most ancient Greek coins tend to be, but teeeny-tiny in size! I wish I had taken some pictures of it on my...
So here's what went out since last time: United States: silver Capped Bust half dollar, 1834 (large date, small letters) [IMG] (PCGS AU55; CAC;...
[IMG] Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden/36 schillings), 1739 [IMG] (PCGS AU58; population 1- the only example...
[IMG] England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD [IMG] (PCGS MS63; population 2 with 2 higher as of 10/8/2017)...
[IMG] Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] (NGC certification pending as of...
[IMG] October 8, 2017: This is not really a major update. There's only one coin going out (an 1834 USA Bust half), and it was replaced with a...
Meh. This last round of eBay auctions has mostly ended (in a bit of a bloodbath for yours truly, but so it goes. At least it was cheap stuff.)...
Yep. The "T" took a hit. It did make it look like a "Y". Fun, if you like these sort of small anomalies, but not an error, as others have...
It took me a moment to realize what you were talking about, but wow, that IS interesting! I wonder if any of those "multiple" dies survived....
I give 'em credit for making a passable movie prop coin, and matching it to the actor's features.
I could live with that, on a high grade Bust dollar, if the price was right. Would still rather have one 10 points or so lower and problem free,...
What @steve.e said. No error. Just damage.
I too am having some issues with seeing detail in the pictures. I don't see any graffiti?
Same here, if I had MUCH deeper pockets than I actually do.
Handsome bronze with nice patina. A worthy purchase at the price. Say, did anyone notice that @dougsmit seems to be looking a bit younger since...
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