At one time I said I'd do a mini tour of my collection and bonedigger has provided a good forum,Hopefully you won't find it boring.It will need...
Roy, This is my only Chinese coin which was sold to me as Wang Mang 9-22 AD cast bronze coin.The reverse is flat with no design.Any way to tell...
vision, I had exactly the same wish as you,to have at least one or two readable date late 1700's US coin but my budget was less than yours.I...
I can't really tell,there are no hairlines on it but I'm no expert on that subject.It was definitely in circulation for a time though.Those are...
there we go! By the way,much thanks to Doug for showing me how to change my pic sizes using Paint...love it! :)
Here's another candidate,a bit dinged up but OK details.I would be curious to see what you all think it might grade.I can increase the photo size...
I browsed the thumbnail pages of both of those emperors and couldn't find any featuring just the "SC" on the reverse.Still looking though. :)
Ian, Here you go,they even have a U.K. order form.There are only 3 dates to get. http://www.24carat.co.uk/latvia.html $15-18 US
It's less than 2 months until Christmas and I know you guys are all wondering what to pitch in and get for Mikjo0....well THIS IS NOT...
The two or three 7-11's I frequent amost ALWAYS have Sac's and SBA's in the till.I'm not sure why but it's at least 75% of the time.I used to ask...
It's worth a few dollars if it looks like this and a few more without the nicks & spots. :(
the totem pole looks better..IMHO
Krasnaya, They are incredibly difficult to find in decent shape.I held out until I found one that was actually ROUND(ish) and not corroded beyond...
This is not a particularly hard to get or valuable coin ($10-15) but it seemed to catch my eye every time I went into the coin store so today I...
zaneman, bottom of this page to order the holders I use...I like them a lot!The black inserts I use for smaller coins are from Airtight...
I've heard that this stuff works pretty good but I personally would (almost) never try it.hehe http://www.collectors-outpost.com/product/R1005
zaneman, Yes,that's the one,supposedly the 30 pieces of silver (or was it 40?) given to Judas for his betrayal. Aidan,here is the Tiberius...
Here's a runner up for being the "widows mite" mentioned in the Bible.Incidently,these coins were already about 100 years old at the time of Jesus...
Aidan & Roy,you guys are amazing.Looks like a bunch of squiggles to me.I'll be the first to admit that coins from the Middle East,Asia and most of...
Yay!...Another excuse to post some photos,at least from the time of Jesus. 1.)Herod Agrippa:Became ruler of Judea after the death of Herod The...
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