Huh. You're right. That is neat. I'm not sure how sustainable it is, economically, but if it did work out for them, one wonders what would...
If memory serves, these were produced around the turn of the last century; say circa 1905 or so- even before the discovery of King Tut's tomb in...
Yes. Real. Quite common in that grade. These saw heavy circulation well into the 20th century, so they're often seen like this. Per...
That's a very handsome medal. Looks silver. My Latin's probably not even good as that of @old49er, though I was able to read the dates.
@willieboyd2 specializes in these "Egyptian Magic Coin" (tokens).
I got a 95% red 1968 in change the other day. Not really good enough to keep, but nice enough for me to notice it and wonder where it had been...
Ooh! Gorgeous! What a lusterbomb that quarter is! And the rest are awesome, too. 1944 is also my mother's birthyear. A good year, it seems....
I know nothing about paper money (I stick to the round metallic objects), so I have no intelligent advice. Neat find, though.
Remember how I said I've never bought an Owl because my tastes and budget never intersected, but that I'd come close a few times? Oh, wait, that...
Your Caracalla goal seems doable. Your French Feudal obsession seems admirable enough. I have never owned an Owl either, though I could've...
I think a tumbler would've smoothed out the abrasions, unless somebody used a really coarse medium.
Yep. Fake. Sorry.
Yes, those irk me, too. My ex-wife used to use "threw" instead of "through".
The ones in that picture you posted not only had extreme rotation, but rather convex flans, as well!
Yep. Another "bottle cap". I do like the patina like yours has. That's the first thing that made me a fan of Seleucid coins. They so often...
I love Seleucid coins, and that one has a great portrait and a pleasing overall look. The biblical history is just icing on the cake, and well...
Yes, there does seem to be something going on there, though I have nothing intelligent to add. Clashmarks would be my guess.
My theory? It's a "parking lot penny". Though not as severely roadkilled as a penny found in an asphalt or gravel lot, this one was probably in...
Yep. Microabrasion, though from what, who knows. "Sandblasted", indeed. Environmental damage, almost certainly.
Yeah, they are weird looking. Some kind of strange filter or editing effect? Looks almost like it went through the "posterize" or "oil painting"...
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