My trip to the coin show at Baltimore turned up several coins I considered special but I bought a few just because they were half decent and...
Profiting from others who collect is not 'collecting'. If you had the habit, you would be keeping the coin as a start to your new collection....
"I know maybe I should probably just put the Obv. of the coin instead of just cropping out the portrait." I for one would always prefer to see...
Considering the relative value of the US cent when they decided we no longer needed the half cent, it is amazing that they have made the things...
Alexander the Third (or the Great) was from Macedon while Alexander the First was king of the Seleucid Empire which was founded after the death of...
My clue regarding 'box 3' is where Dane of Wildwinds posted her plea to sell her or report to her any eBay lot offering a Constans FH. She has...
Can't see the forest for the trees. Agree Randy? The Upper Left is special to me because it is Lyon and I did not have a Lyon boat even one this...
Nothing minor. The lower left coin has the horse's leg over his head which sure looks like a minor thing but it is standard for that mint at that...
These four Coins of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO series came from the Baltimore show last weekend. All are welcome in my collection but one was...
I would love to see you get a camera that does not also make phone calls. Seriously, for under $100 you can get a working, used camera that was...
I always get a kick out of RESTITVTORBIS coins and the various ways they split up the legends. Rarely the OR is repeated since it does complete...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] I'm one that prefers zero silver like the above Carus but 100% is really hard to find and 98% silver like the Numerian...
Fully silvered is not easily found but many coins have at least some remaining. The problem is that part silver can be uglier than none so some...
That is why I feel a little sorry for collectors of coin made from hubbed dies. Minute differences may come from meaningless dust spots....
35,000 is a number I can accept. I do like Probus but my interest falls short of that level. What I will never understand is how a catalog like...
That is 911 chariots, right? How many coin would make a set of Probus? How many of those are horsehead obverses?
I had never thought about it but if the domed top die and small hammer were high tech of the day, I could appreciate the selections. I always...
No. The hammer just is not what I would use as a sledge but what do I know? I wonder about the dome top on the die as well and wonder more why I...
The Baltimore show Saturday provided several opportunities to talk to old friends and even a few souvenirs of the day. These are the Republicans...
The falling horseman type of Roman Emperor Constantius II is one of the most common ancient coins but there are rare ones in the series that would...
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