I'm guessing that the fuzzy images in the first photo have something to do with the angle of the shot, looks like it was almost into the sun,...
Steve those coins are great, a sable antelope and spears! I may have to go poking around for some of those. Thanks for showing them.
As if that wasn´t enough warning already, note that though the seller has a score of 100%, his total feedback is 11, which is almost nothing to go...
That´s a great find, Roy, thanks for showing it. I think I may even know which coin shop it was...
These are great coins and great info, thanks all.
Was this before or after the rout of the French at Blenheim? LOL, I guess they needed to celebrate something that year. It was all downhill after...
Would it hurt them to adjust the camera focus? Or should we just trust them to slab it right.
You would have to be exporting quite a lot, according to a couple travel pages the current restriction is US$ 5000 equivalent....
Those Baroda coins are great, thanks for all the informative discussion. I couldn't help but noticing a great deal of reverse design similarity...
I think it is a fractional anna (1/4) from the Princely state of Bhopal, dated 128- AH, Shah Jahan Begam. Worth $2-$4. It is best viewed with the...
Thanks for the replies. Cleaning and doing ID's was as fun as I was hoping. Next time I will try larger coins. I have one that looks like what...
Decided to buy some unclean ancients, gave them several weeks in olive oil and some are clean enough for me to try my hand at identifying them....
To English speakers it is 'Egypt', to Arabic speakers it is 'misr', which is how it is written on the coinage. Just thought I'd throw that in....
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That's a slick site, Roy, thanks.
Indianhead, that SLQ is about the same grade as the one in my collection, and I paid a bit more (one month ago). SLQ's are beautiful coins,...
Steve, while you are looking around for West African issues, this one would be a good addition if you don't already have it: Nigeria - British...
It looks like the 'silver' may be rubbing off.
Over the past year I've averaged a wheatie for every 5 rolls. This weekend I did better, searched two boxes (100 rolls) and came up with about...
Very nice, silvereagle and Drusus, thanks for sharing. Drusus, I read the date on that 50 matonas as EE1923. That would be the first year...
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