It is a common area of strike weakness because of the relief height of the lower obverse portrait. Could also be struck through grease/debris
Don't have any to share, but I am looking forward to seeing more here. Those you have shown are great.
A not too careful person doing the packaging. My Father in Law had a quarter in a 1973 set with a large thumbprint on it
Even though the alloy is 8.9% silver and 1.1% copper, that sure does look like bronze disease.
I don't think anyone is construing its use at that period of time as positive. Rather, pointing out that an image with millennia of history and...
The swastika motif is found in some traditional Native American art and iconography. Historically, the design has been found in excavations of...
For thousands of years, in other eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism etc) as well as some African and American cultures, the swastika (clockwise...
As you probably know Rob, like many of us with ancient bronzes, a bath in distilled water and gently remove the powdery stuff then a long, long...
1640 - 1650 now
Nice to see one with the helmet still nicely detailed
1630 - 1640 starts now
$372 all in. Send it to @BuffaloHunter if I guessed correctly.
Absolutely! There are 7 Spanish coins that were not previously part of my collection and 4 upgrades on lesser condition coins I have. Enjoying...
Agreed. You can also see that the N and S were partially filled with grease/debris preventing a full strike
This is how Numista describes it. No mintage figures. Like you, I had never seen one of these before....
Last week @Mountain Man sent me a large selection of Spanish coinage and an addition I wasn't expecting. A 2023 non circulating $1 commemorative...
Good news and outcome for you both
And now it is 1620 - 1630
It is a nice reverse, the obverse not so much. The reverse portrait of her reminds me of a coin obverse from nearly 2,400 years previously...
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