Regarding tamgha as it applies to coins: Each king used a slightly different tamgha from the king that preceded him. Notice the tamgha of...
By the way: Kushan gold is nice and not expensive except for being gold. High grade ones are not hard to find. I have none (they are gold,...
I agree, most of these are worn or poorly struck. This first is the best I have seen except for the flat struck heads. [ATTACH] This has little...
Consider buying your first and subsequent coins from a dealer who will guarantee their being genuine. Perhaps, in time, you will feel more...
Fourrees and unofficial coins of all sorts are written off by mainstream experts. It has been shown that some/most coins someone studied were not...
My last coin has the bottom of the elephant at the left with tusk barely showing. That is a problem with these. You rarely get a whole image of...
It shows nicely the profile eye but retains the two line ear. Exceptional coin!
Guess what the most common of all punchmark coins is. Gupta Hardaker 574. A dealer offered lots of ten identified punchmark coins for a good...
I got my 1776 when Morgan dollars were still worth a dollar and never though much about the coin. Then, foreign silver in low grade was worth...
After rereading the info on styles, I agree with the Pi-II and like the clarity of the Pi and ear.
In my low end price bracket, I often buy coins from professional dealers who do not know more about the coin or coins in general than I do. That...
I am not aware of a die match to a solid coin but it is closer to correct style than many fourrees. Scholars say all fourees were made outside...
Under $100. It is common as tiny ones go. They also come with right facing heads with and without a cicada in the same bracket. They must have...
+1 There are dealers from whom I buy only when the coin is something I have wanted for over 20 years and the price is half what I would pay. In...
Are die clashes of that period common?
Excellent. When you buy lots it is standard to get 10 lesser examples rather than one good one so you might want to select the best to keep and...
The eye on this coin is different to me. I'd like to see what someone who specializes in these would have to say about it. Eastern?
How long such a coin stays in inventory is the question without doubt. How long does a dealer keep $16k (+ fees) tied up in the hope of moving it...
I'm not sure what I think about a 'fair return' when comparing such auction results. We have to allow for such matters as buyers' premiums and...
Too many nice coins! I'll dilute it a bit with a Caesar portrait (on left) facing Octavian fourree but, amazingly, not the worst of the type I...
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