I don't mind at all, glad I can help with the ongoing database! =)
Oh no, here we go again! :so-sad:
Thanks for the confirmation and probable age range Bruce. I was hoping it was a merchant stamp for the added value. May just have been a personal...
The bars on Lincoln's bust look like a print. Kind of like a fingerprint that eventually turns black and becomes permanent on the surface of a...
Thanks again guys, I don't plan on slabbing it unless I ever get a better example and have to sell this one. But I seriously doubt I'll get a...
Couldn't find this one in Brunk. Not sure if Rulau lists it, as I don't have that reference. All I know is that it's stamped on an 8 reales and...
Little follow-up question: Anyone know how NGC or PCGS treats a coin with a defective, but original planchet? would it cause it to get a details...
The one on the right is Chinese, of the 1736 to 1795 type. The mint would be on the other side.
I agree with what everyone else said, it's just business. And as you said, you are "coin" friends not personal friends. Nothing to feel bad about...
Thank you guys, I was on the fence about this one after getting a long explanation of why it's cast and it just didn't feel right. This one was by...
Thanks guys, your responses really cleared things up about this "coin". =)
The collection it came from doesn't make a difference, IMO. It's the coin that matters.
Thanks Hobo. I actually thought the surfaces looked ok. Good thing I don't buy or sell ancients. =)
Got this coin a couple months back. I emailed these pics to someone experienced with Spanish, Central and South American coins from this era as...
Thanks for the confirmation Chris. I didn't notice an actual seem on the edge. Some parts almost have facets to them with angular lines, such as...
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Japanese 10 yen. They are still legal tender.
Looks like my uncle Boris.
Yesterday I received a group of coins. Pictures weren't the best and kind of far away. After examining the coins I found two of them to be...
Hey folks, As some of you already know I know next to nothing about ancients. Recently got this one and I'm not sure what to make of it. On the...
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