How was that established? I missed it. I should have read the whole listing first since it admits repairs to cut, removed loop and chased fields...
Looking at acsearch I see some in the 1.6 range and one at 3.9g. One might say they did not calibrate their scales to .01.
I do not collect enough early modern coins to have an opinion on this one but how is it that the cut on oneside raised the opposite surface but...
[ATTACH] I have no idea why numismatists call this a quinarius other than it bears a Q and is smaller than the antoninianus. Mine is 1.9g;...
I dropped my membership in ANA around 1970 because it was obvious then that ancient coins were not of interest to the group, in particular the...
Ephesus mint as Caesar [ATTACH] A rare variety; the common one also has TRP dating making this probably one of the first coins made after Titus...
Certainly all are good but the first Hadrian and third Agathocles stand out. I will never like the idea of the reflection underneath no matter...
As I look at the coins in my collection that I like, I discover more and more that sound metal is #1 and good surfaces a close second. Style is...
'In hand' look is a myth because the way a coin looks 'in hand' depends on what light you are using when looking. The most accurate look for most...
Another T+R with different angles mostly aimed at better feathers in the dove wing [ATTACH]
I have been working on updating my coin photo pages and make this image to illustrate how changing the lighting angles changes the images. Which...
Cucumbor's coins are really nice but I suspect he will replace the Otho with another of equal beauty that has the name OTHO on the flan. We each...
Very nice coin! I suspect the crew was working fast and graded on how many coins they made rather than how nice they were.
[ATTACH] I'm not the RIC IX person. That is Warren (Valentinian). There is an even more strange letter in this series but it is not really a K.
Since this seems to be the place to show our photo rigs, I took a new shot and updated my photo page (where the letters are explained) . Still,...
In Byzantine, I suppose the Leo VI is the best looking coin of the century. [ATTACH] My Constantine VII is a real mess with the overstrike...
That is an excellent coin with M and 6 dots. I guess I would prefer a letter that you could tell was backwards but that is getting way too picky....
RIC IX pages 137 and 138 mention the field marks and extra letter ending the mintmark by saying that they are complicated and the reasoning behind...
Compare styles on my Valentinian also with the tilted Q. I'd call your coin perfectly normal.[ATTACH]
How long should we wait for a coin we see and like but that has a flaw? If all you are seeking is 'any coin of ruler X in EF+" you can probably...
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