1597 half Lion Dollar from Gelderland. [ATTACH]
Grabbed a 1946-S dime from a CoinStar over the weekend.
Just one from me for this decade. 1583 Saxony "Don't call tails" Thaler of Friedrich Wilhelm I and Johannes: [ATTACH]
A freaking gorgeous 1572 sixpence of Elizabeth I (first 16th century coin I bought) [ATTACH] 1577 1/2 Lion Dollar from Holland[ATTACH] France...
France 1567 Ecu d'Or of Charles IX. Toulouse mint. [ATTACH]
I can play again! 1559 Teston of François II in the name of Henry II, Angers mint. [ATTACH]
Check VAM 20.
Henry VIII groat (1526-44). This will be my entry for the next 3 decades, as my next dated coin is in the 1550s. I'll only post it once, though....
1511 4 Grote aus Bremen. [ATTACH]
I can play for the 15th century. These are the photos I have handy. Henry VI Groat [ATTACH] 1481 Double Briquet from Brabant [ATTACH] 1483...
I don't like it. This could also be a sandwich coin, which would tend to mess up the rims a bit. Those often turn up in fake slabs.
Try VAM 1AM.
Interesting. I imagine most forts established in early America were similarly configured. Fort Wayne is plausible, given that both locations of...
Yes, RTFM regarding White Balance. Also, don't build a light box. I've never used one for any of my pictures. I tried out someone else's once...
Watch this video. It's over 10 years old, but the techniques are relevant. I discuss using a cheap setup of a point-and-shoot camera, tripod,...
I have a few digital albums on their registry. Commemorative Type set British Trade Dollars World Coins Circulating in Early America Prime...
Looks legit. As for grade, the obverse is better than G6, the reverse worse. VAM 56 is one of the more common B1 reverses. Still worth a...
Very high relief will not show the wear spread out as evenly as it is on a low relief coin, rather it will be concentrated in a few areas. I...
It's going into a PCGS registry showcase, so I'll be sending it to them with a few other coins with my annual voucher. It will be temporarily...
Just got this bad boy in today. 1499 Goldgulden from Brandenburg-Franconia, Schwabach mint. [IMG]
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