Your coin is the same Gilboy type as mine, M-8-39. He lists varieties for this date, including the presence of an arch under the crown above the...
Unfortunately the reference book on pillar coinage by Frank F. Gilboy was a limited edition of 500, printed in 1999 in Canada. I don't know of...
That a very nice coin! In Gilboy, your coin is M-8-46.
That's a nice pillar 8! The large clear chopmark gives the coin added character. I'm not really sure that there's an overdate. The reason is...
Oops! You're right. I need to pay more attention to these legends!
For all of the wealth that was flowing into Spain from her colonial mints, that wealth was not well spent, in terms of developing the Spanish...
Nice coins! The As has a lovely patina. This is my only example. Hadrian, AE As, 125-128 AD, Lyre reverse. RIC II 688 Rome 9.00 grams [ATTACH]
A nice one, Bing. Here's a new acquisition. Claudius II Gothicus, silvered antoninianus, 268-270 AD, Rome. RIC 54 2.65 grams Obverse: IMP...
This thread has been stalled for several days. Unfortunately I don't have a pig, at least on a coin. How about a coin with a mythical creature...
Nice coin - very well centered. I only have one coin with Helios as the main subject, a tetradrachm of Rhodes, circa 229-205 BC, Ameinias,...
The value of a cob is determined very much in the way and ancient coin is valued. As hammer struck coins each coin is unique. Unlike machine...
I'm very sorry. These copies of this coin have been around for decades. I've even seen one or two show up at my local coin shop in San Jose over...
I agree that the assayer for your coin is Q. I wouldn't go through the time and expense of having the coin graded and slabbed. The weight is...
That second cob looks like it is from Spain, probably Seville, judging from the style. The first cob is a very well made cast, created in Mexico...
Sure. Here's a photo with the area that I am referring to outlined in blue, to the lower left of the shield. These hammer struck coins are very...
That's a nice coin. Do you have the weight? Looking at Paoletti, your coin might be #130, Potosi, Philip III, assayer Q (Augustin de la Quadra)...
I can make a contribution for 1852, but this is a US coin. 20 dollars, New Orleans, 1852. [ATTACH]
I'd leave the coins as-is. The earthen patina provides a really nice contrast to the devices and legends. Any attempt to remove the patina will...
Nice owl, or rather Athena! The eye style of the classic standardized owls of the mid to later 5th century BC is a carryover of the archaic style...
Nice folles! It is indeed difficult to find a follis of Justin I with a decent portrait. Most are incredibly crude affairs. I guess this state...
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