That is part of the reason those were chosen. The milled Elizabeth was ahead of her time and, after the experiment, they returned to hammered...
No idea from photo. Mine: [ATTACH]
I'm not sure what you mean by 'not supposed to be' but I suspect these qualify. Septimius Severus denarius Emesa mint: [ATTACH] Geta as Rome...
The bottom line here is how much the coin would sell for had the repair not been made. If the answer is more than $85k, the market is saying to...
The difference between 150 and 180 is not significant and the Sigma has a good reputation. If I were going to upgrade that set up, I'd buy a full...
There are four kinds of these coins according to Favorito (decent little book: Bronze Coinage of Ancient Syracuse). All used to be dated to...
It will be good for you, Steve. I wish I had included the reasons I selected each one to represent the century but I got lazy. I wish I did not...
Part three will take longer to edit because I am less familiar with these modern coins. 13th Century AD Kaykhushraw III AE dirham Obv: lion, sun...
Part two: 4th Century AD Constantine the Great (posthumous) AE3 Obv: veiled bust rt Rev: Hand of God receiving Constantine in chariot Date: c.337...
I thought this seemed like a great idea for a thread so I stole it. Crime does not pay. I had almost all the first third typed and accidentally...
Certainly not. A sale like that would be previewed by specialists with money and museums with patrons. The bargains were lower grade commons...
I've always wanted an Eastern Hadrian but it has not happened yet. I became aware of then from the ten in the Michael Kelly sale back in 1997 but...
[ATTACH] JA skillfully explains the proper use of the question mark. When we are trying to deconstruct the intentions of people from 2000 years...
Yes, I would love to have just one Postumus with double bust obverse or even a lion and club version. I don't require a bag full of them like we...
Thanks for that great link! It shows some amazing results from 40 euro estimates that failed to sell to things in five digits that I have never...
Mine seems to have been spent a few hundred times more. [ATTACH]
Diopter lenses come in +1 to +10 strengths with each number slightly more powerful than the one before. They degrade the image slightly if they...
The last show I attended, a dealer had a beautiful Antioch tetradrachm of Otho for $600 but most people don't like them because the Provincial...
I have been telling myself that I would do that for a couple years now. I wonder if I could make a limited edition 1 of 1 and sell it for $26.
I like 5 and 10 best but agree with Valentinian I wish all did this on their ten-lists.
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