USA or 1835 [IMG]
Oh. Swell. A triple-post. :banghead:
Edit: I knew it was gonna double-post when it froze up like that. Grrr. :mad:
That's a pretty set. Pretty 5¥ piece, too. I just bought this, so there is once again one Far Eastern coin in my collection. :) [IMG]
USA or 1858 [IMG]
I have noticed that while CT has a wonderfully vibrant and active Ancient Coins community, it seems the World Coins forum is pretty sleepy by...
At least you admit it, P&G. Heaven knows I've stuck my foot in my mouth plenty of times. It's embarrassing, but I'm sure we've all done it.
This "Akola Hoard" mention intrigued me, so I Googled it. Didn't go very deep into the search results, but did see a brief mention in this coin...
True. To each his own. Me, I like the shipwreck pedigrees if 1) the coins aren't horribly marked up in price above what an undamaged one would...
Congrats, @TIF. Nice stuff, as usual, even if there isn't a fun diorama with action figures or plastic ponies or a toilet tank. Yet. ;) How did...
I voted the first question mark option in the poll, since the second option was ... a question mark. I wonder if I voted for the right question...
I think that solution might save you the most trouble in the long run.
While this is reasonable advice from a mainstream numismatic perspective (sea salvage = corrosion, corrosion = bad news), it does not take into...
That doesn't strike me as a bad price for an 8R piece from El Cazador, IF you got the decent example shown. 1783 is the most common date but I...
I've seen these cataloged and find them historically fascinating. I've never owned one, nor do I know if I'd want to, but I do find them quite...
These are beautiful. Normally coins without significant pictorial elements to the design do not appeal as much to me, but the calligraphy on...
Yes, I saw some pieces that looked wrong, too. That tends to throw some doubt on the rest, even though there were others that looked "OK"...
I had an 1877 Indian cent like that, once, in addition to a Lincoln cent and Washington quarter. Like 4" diameter. I've heard them called drink...
Collectors Universe (i.e., collectors.com; the PCGS forums). Edit- @baseball21 beat me to it. That was a fast pitch. :D
Speaking of grandparent gifts: (No, I wasn't lucky enough to get an ancient, but, hey, I still got steered in the right direction.) (Reposted...
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