For the record, I fail to see evidence that the OP coin is a cast. Certainly it is a fake but the style strikes me as out of the spirit of the...
Opinion: The king of all provenances has to be coins from the Gonzaga/Este collection. As I understand the matter the grouping started by the...
Expensive coins are easier to follow when it comes to pedigree and I have few coins that dealers would bother to write up. An interesting...
I see no reason to be overly suspicious of the authenticity but the photo does not make it obviously good or bad. The easy answer is that the...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] I fall in the middle ((as usual) having a representative sampling but not a heap or the intention to buy a bunch. The...
Being picky: I note many dealers have trouble with legend spacing on these and there is some variation in them. A K is Autocrator Kaiser or...
I bought this tetradrachm of Alexandria of Diocletian because it was nicer than any I had. It came from eBay (a trusted dealer from whom I have...
Thank you for posting the new crosses. It reminded me to check mine which remains in solitary after treatment for bronze disease last year and...
I'm having trouble understanding how a yearly design change foils counterfeiting. Coins circulate for a long time. If someone is making fake...
I consider your answers correct. Remember that RIC divisions like all catalogs are somewhat artificial. I believe that your coin is earlier than...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/coinphoto2011ez3.html The more effort you use making the background to be removed simple, the easier...
Boar, definitely a boar. I may be in the minority but when it comes to countermarks I place great importance on placement. This coin is as close...
There are people out there who collect fakes on purpose. Admittedly most are made and traded to deceive but there are categories that become...
OK, my latest is this 9 volume set of Corpvs Nvmmorvm Romanorvm by. A. Banti, 1980-1982 featuring 1223 images and minimal descriptive text on...
Me, too. I looked it up in RIC and found that I don't know enough to be sure. If I am right, Steve's coin is (by portrait style) earlier than...
How is yours different from my coins I have listed as RIC 6 page 543? I am away from home and RIC at the moment. Yours is nicer and has the...
Trivia: This is one of the most common Republican types. They come with letters A through X above the bull (no J or U since they used I and V)....
Yes. Is it a WYHC year two which makes it rare as well. Now who wants to pay the Pawn shop over $100? I'd love to see the coin or a good...
This might be a disagreement. Rainbow toning is generally a sign of natural processes in the last century or chemical enhancements in the last...
I agree with this point. Where we differ is how much a coin is devalued by poor surfaces. This one appears polished with remnants of black that,...
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