Abfil makes 2 3/8" space 15 per tray for the purpose. Waddell sells them for $55. I believe if coins are going to be in a flip, it might be an...
There has always been dispute in the Christian religion over the appropriate (or not) depiction of God or Jesus. Remember the Jews did not show...
Of the sons, Geta looked more like his father. This was probably not something Caracalla liked very much. I don't have a good one of the late...
Rome mint Septimius come in three basic groups. The earliest have a shorter beard and include PERT (reference to his being the avenger of the...
I like error coins but with ancients, off center is not an error until the thing is half off the flan. This degree is just sloppy workmanship and...
Typo for 269 but without question Claudius II
You use the same technique they used on witches a few hundred years ago. You try to kill them (dunking in water or the like). If you succeed it...
How many of you had one before they were promoted on this list? This list has been very good to some dealers. [IMG]
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I like having a few yellow coins just to be able to make the point of how the coins looked in their day. Both of these are knockouts. If I had...
Toning compounds tend to lose potency with time. I might suggest making the cabinet out of 'safe' materials and adding a separate compartment in...
It is not 'natural' for metals to exist as pure elements. They tend to combine with something in the air or air itself to form compounds. We...
I would not say 'unable' but it was not a priority most places. Coins were hammered rathered than slowly pressed and no retaining collar was...
The cheese is getting more binding. You first photo showed the ticket for G-N sale 29 lot 450: https://www.pecunem.com/auction-29/lot-450 This is...
For 90% of the history of coin collecting, routine cleaning or 'unintentional' toning were normal and accepted. Recently we have a fad for coins...
'I' is not 1 but 10. It is a coincidence that I fell there in the alphabet making it easily confused. Gamma is 3 so iota gamma is 13. Greek...
I'll say Caligula, just to be difficult and to add another name to the pot. When is the drawing?
Looking at this coin in a G-N sale, I got more interested: https://www.pecunem.com/auction-26/lot-394 It translates the monograms and identifies...
I do not know the terms for consignments to G-N but assuming they are similar to most auctioneers, the loser was the consignor. The auctioneer...
Of the choices, I prefer medium gray. The blotchy colors distract unless they follow the devices of the coin and my experience suggests they will...
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