I’m on vacation this week and can’t keep up with all the discussions. I see my comments on Facebook have made it here, so I don’t need to repeat...
Thank you. Barry
Anyone have a link to the Ukranian auction site selling the holed aureii? Thanks. barry Murphy
Vespasian aureus is fine. It’s ex CNG E-459, lot 463. Barry Murphy
I just realized it was you Curtis. Hope your doing well. I actually hadn’t seen your earlier post until you mentioned it. Barry
The aelius die was copied from a Roman medallion. The Hadrian is a modern concoction. barry Murphy
Modern creation unfortunately. barry Murphy
Just a modern forgery. Not a Paduan. Not grand tour. Just modern. Barry Murphy
Most look perfectly fine. Barry Murphy
I saw the Septimius in hand last year or the year before. It was returned as repaired. In hand the surfaces rang alarm bells even without seeing...
I don’t see anything to be concerned about. Barry Murphy
Ancient coins don’t have die doubling. Only strike doubling. Barry Murphy.
For some reason the coin isn’t ringing a bell, but if the slab says edge filing you can bet someone has actually taken a file to the edge. It’s...
The first coin in this thread looks perfectly fine. Barry Murphy
Probably just a typo for 40. Barry Murphy
This coin doesn't have soft smooth edges. It has sharp angular edges. Like I said before, unrelated to what I said. Barry Murphy
That's completely unrelated to what I commented on above. Barry Murphy
Unfortunately if i did and XFR test on this coin, I didn't save the results. This coin is part of a large influx of fake electrum that's been...
Sorry, I also should have asked you for the invoice number, just in case I did an XFR test to analyze the metal content.
I haven’t been here in many months. If someone can post a pic of the coin that started this thread I will be happy to explain why something was...
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