What was removed with the acetone? Have you been able to distinguish between material applied to improve the coin in the market and material...
Another thing some might find interesting is that even coins this early were subject to being counterfeited in their day. This fourree sixth is...
Is no one going to ask why the original title of the thread was "Diocletian antoninianus"? Who objects to calling the post reform radiate by the...
Watch for one of these not identified as something special (which it is) with the archer actually shooting. I do not have the most rare ype which...
That is a nice P II as Augustus. It is interesting how we all have our own ways of looking at this issue. I have few problems with coins that...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Palaiologina tells of her father Thomas who was the youngest brother of Constantine XI...
I had a lot of trouble posting the above in the order I intended and made it worse trying to edit it. A also threw in an Aquilea mint FH2 with...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I starting to see a trend here. I'm getting blamed for other people's collecting habits....
Can you provide names for the grooms and brides? I know Ivan III married a niece of C XI but was not aware of the daughters.
It is good to see someone appreciate coins that were spent enough to get some wear. I admit I am prejudiced against rough surfaces and corrosion...
I agree these are usually scrappy but find it interesting that my best, although not equal to yours, is also an SMKB [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Regarding color: I always believed that the brown Postumus coins were later and the gray ones had more silver and were earlier with billon/porous...
I would guess the difference between the $8 and the $21 coin is more who was selling. I have paid $8 only to people on eBay who are not known to...
Is it the rare Ebola commemorative? My coin below is also missing something and has a common error but it may be unofficial rather than just...
What you have shown and written here should thrill the right collector seeking such a summery. Perhaps, someday, it will be found by that collector.
I meant the pig in cow but the horsed head is OK, too. The point is that either of the marks could have been placed elsewhere on the coin and...
I agree with the desirability of including a Peroz prototype and might ask you to go through the thought process on how you will select the coins...
Another thing to consider is whether we like a coin mostly because of its type or mostly because of something about that particular example. For...
When I was selecting candidates for my favorite coins page, I did take note of the relationship between cost and how much I like the coin. In...
...and that is why I like this place. Hang around a while and see what happens. Remember 1962 when the government released their bags of 1904 O...
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