Wow! That's a beautiful token. I'd be dancing too, if I owned such a beauty.
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the 1790 one is corrosion. The Greek is just poor photography.
Can you show the reverse of the final coin?
Now THIS is what I'm talking about! I'll get back to you soon!
I'd guess that it has been harshly cleaned, but perhaps begun to retone. Either that, or the photo is altered.
Would you kindly elaborate on the last question? Do you mean the last emperor to issue a denarius? Or the first to not issue a denarius? Do you...
I'd prefer to meet at a restaurant or something - it just feels more business like.
As my collection knows no boundaries, I can't say I've really bought anything on a whim. Or, more accurately, EVERYTHING is bought on a whim!
Don't forget that some coins showed the cross purely for aesthetic reasons: [IMG] Theodesius II AE4 Cyzicus, 425-435 AD Pearl diademed, draped,...
Metal prices have no direct effect on the coins I buy, so I haven't stopped. If anything, with the price of the dollar vs foreign currencies...
Anonymous AE/ZI - cent, 19mm Philadelphia, 2006 AD Lincoln, bearded, in suit w/ bowtie r. IN GOD WE TRUST above, LIBERTY to l., 2006 to r....
Best to start as soon as possible, then! Its so much easier to do it one coin at a time, as they come in.
Its a commemorative of the death of Constantine the Great with a veiled bust on the obverse and a quadriga with the manus dei on the reverse,...
My collection has a lot of paperwork that goes with it. First, I have to scan the coin, then I splice the obv and rev images together. Then, I...
Cool Roman coin! Its from Lyons, and one of the coolest mintmarks on any issue of the time: instead of just letters, there are two captives in the...
The coolest picture ever taken:
How soon can we start the next round? I'm all excited!
That was a close one, I thought it said "New Monster Coin." That's entirely different. I can't wait to see it!
Most certainly a replica, not the fuzziness of the coin - that's caused by the method of reproduction, casting. At the size of a nickel, its much...
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