Perhaps comparing to a slightly more clear one will make the details more obvious on yours: http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=13006
Sabina is nice but I would have especially liked to find the Axum.
We are looking at different coins. Show me a soft spot on a base metal coin that is not doublestruck. That could happen if the space between the...
You are right in that we will never agree. Simply punching them into shape would produce a different pattern of flatness than the rocking die...
Want more? Much better than my little simplification:...
The vast majority of Byzantine cupped coins show signs of double striking on one or both sides. I agree with the theory that the cups were done...
It is a good point. As a challenge: Try to find an example of a bronze with a better strike on the reverse than on the obverse. I have several...
This is a good photo capturing a lot of detail. Thanks for sharing.
There are many horse coins among the ancients but one of the most 'different' is this four horse chariot facing and pulling the sun god Sol. Note...
By chance, today's mail brought this Aurelian which is a coin I will keep. The difference is that the metal revealed by the wearing away of the...
Patchy silvering over rough surfaces where the silver is missing. Too much texture. I see no BD.
Grade has nothing to do with whether I want many coins but the point here is avoiding the surprise when I get home from a show and discover that...
We'll never agree on grading because I don't believe the standard grading terms (VF) mean anything. My reason for buying a coin has nothing to do...
That is a fact. I recall the day when coin catalogs were all black and white and I'd occasionally be disturbed by a coin that looked better in...
That is exactly why I wanted the thing. I like photos of my coins but too many show porosity in the large photos that I did not see at the show...
I got a good one with sharp images but can certainly see how quality control at this price level might be spotty and others may be less well...
I agree fully. This is not a tool for seeing a coin but a small part and details like recutting, tooling and evidences of fakery that are...
I've never felt the need to use a magnifying glass to look at coins but, as I age, am starting to need help looking at fine details at coin shows...
"The Romans never plated their coins, but they would surface enrich low silver alloys to make them look more like silver." This is one on which...
This is a nice obverse! Other than the obvious centering problem the reverse is better than many and I don't have the type so I'd be happy to...
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