I traded something (forget what) to a Cointalk member for a 1904 cent and a 1944 dime in AU/low MS. The last one I actually bought was in 2007, an...
Do ancients count? I only collect those, and the occasional Islamic or early East Asian piece. I haven't bought a US coin since 2008.
The earliest Mexican "coin": [IMG] MEXICO, Aztec culture. Circa AD 1200/1300-1525 Æ “Hachuela” (143mm x 150mm, 55.70 g) Mushroom-shaped...
It is very doubtful that any of your local dealers have ever even seen one of these before. They will almost certainly tell you LESS than I have...
The most damning diagnostic is the shape - round-bottomed sycee are known, but none with such a conical shape. Second, and almost as important, is...
It's supposed to be a Chinese sycee ingot from the 19th-early 20th century. They come in a variety of shapes and and sizes, but I don't believe...
How about another ancient Chinese coin (please pardon the crappy scan): [IMG] CHINA, Western Hàn dynasty. Wǔdì. 141-87 BC. Æ (25mm; 2.94 g)....
No worries! I love helping you out and watching your collection grow. But I do feel that you'd enjoy yourself more if you had this book,
CNG still has plenty in stock.
I refuse to answer anymore tetradrachm questions until you get this book: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=177631 :D
That's not even the smallest. The tiniest piece I've ever cataloged is an electrum 1/96 Stater: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=217869
The fascinating thing about calligraphic varieties on early Chinese coins is that, unlike with modern die varieties, these little quirks actually...
Rather, most important coin to be cast. ;) Unfortunately, there are few, if any, types that can be attributed to a particular ruler, limiting...
The coin that I posted is a Roman tesserae - a lead token or small denomination coin. Check out this thread: http://www.cointalk.com/t202091/ The...
[IMG] ROME. temp. Hadrian-Antoninus Pius. Circa AD 120-161 Æ Quadrans (16mm, 2.94 g, 7h) Rome mint Petasus Winged caduceus; S C flanking Weigel...
Armania sounds like a rather well dressed country.
The bronze is of the Kushan Empire, king Kanishka I, Circa AD 127/8-152. The reverse depicts the god Miro. I'll give others a chance to chime in...
Ti caesar divi avg f avgvstvs sex aebvtivs l lvcretivs ii vir EDIT: software reduced it to lowercase. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS on obverse,...
Not a die match - I think it's the same coin!
Spanish provincials have always held a certain charm for me. When I was just starting, I very briefly considered collecting provincial issues with...
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