Going into this year's Heritage Central States auction there weren't very many lots that had caught my attention. I had only flagged 4 lots on my...
Nice coin. That's a design I hadn't seen yet. My opinion, if there is any remaining luster between the letters in the legend it should make at...
The last time I was in DC the mass transit system still spit them out as change if you paid in cash.
I forgot about Ptolemy [ATTACH] Here is my favorite facial hair on coins. [ATTACH] This used to be my avatar. [ATTACH]
His coins are almost always better then he describes as well. I've had coins that he would describe as VF. My thought was, that's an awfully...
My one and only (for now). I love the almost cartoonish horse on the reverse. [ATTACH] CELTIC, Iceni. Ecen. Circa AD 25-38. AR Unit (15mm, 1.15...
Since the thread has been dormant for a few days lets change things up. Here is mine for the current theme. Azores 1843 [ATTACH] Let's move on...
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Thanks for clearing that up. As much as I like my German States coins I struggle with the language. Struggle probably isn't a strong enough word....
I picked up these. Not ancients but they usually have a few things in my wheelhouse. This was a secondary purchase too, as you said, I was trying...
This is not a Meisen piece but I just picked this up from one of my favorite dealers. [ATTACH] Third Reich - personal medals Hitler, Adolf...
That's a neat piece. I really like crudely struck pieces like that.
This one came in the mail today from Karl Stephens. The photos don't show how much luster it still has in the legends. 1541 Öttingen Thaler....
Well, I was finally able to identify all 3. Thanks to @TuckHard for steering me towards Zeno. I see that there are recent posts but they aren't...
Just picked up this little silver coin from Iran. [ATTACH]
Thank you. I will spend some time on that site some this evening. Work got in the way of my research for the moment.
Agreed, and I don't own any specialized catalog for this area.
So, I picked these up because they were interesting. The problem is, even with the seller's description, I am having trouble pinpointing the...
I have the 2 Lire version. Really like the classic design. [ATTACH]
This was a coin that I purchased only because I really liked the design. No matter how much I try to convince myself otherwise, it just doesn't...
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