Those are great examples, I also enjoy them.
I use a Canon PowerShot A630. 8 megapixels. But more important than a lot of pixels are a tripod and good light.
For coin attribution, this is a useful site: http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/index.html
I posted some pics of my sick bag collection before at CT, but for those who haven't seen them yet: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
They both look great, the 08s especially. Have fun with the series, I really have enjoyed collecting them.
interesting read, Clinker, thanks. Glad to see you posting trivia again.
Congrats, Phoenix, that's a great find.
The seller's name is 'waaboos'. I could not pull up any of his coin auctions to paste here, though some non-coin material still lists in past...
Today I successfully had an auction pulled that mis-represented a coin....
I would agree with snaz, read them and keep them, as they will not stop providing valuable reference information, and some of them are collectors...
I wish I could find that book. I also have been searching for many moons.
Nice RPM!
I would agree with the attribution of being 11th century, they do look like late examples of the type. And, yes, there were loads of these...
Wow, you certainly find the keys in that shop. when does your promotion to senor management go through?
I like the varied responses to my story. Truth is, if most coin shops were like the one in my OP, I would think nothing of it, goes with the...
I realize that coin shops are justified in concerns over security, but past a certain limit I find it not worthwhile to visit. A few months ago I...
Those are wonderful coins. I'm really taken with that banker's stamp on the Achaemenid piece.
I can't say much more about these, except to specify a bit more, hontonai, correct me if I'm wrong: Picture 1 (and 2) is Japanese, the Bun kyu...
Happy Birthday, hope you have a great day! Here's one for you: [IMG]
Nice perks, working in that shop!
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