Very historically interesting, if crude, coins. This much more common penny from about a century and a half later is my first (and presently...
(Used to be mine) Hadrian sestertius, Aequitas. Ex-Boston Museum of Fine Arts. [IMG] (Presently mine) Hadrian sestertius, Felicitas. I...
In a fire, maybe? Don't know. Fascinating find, though. Any day you find Roman silver has be a good day!
It has some redeeming features. On the positive side, it's already slabbed (which might not matter to a lot of collectors, but that's a plus for...
Both rough, but pretty amazing finds for a dumpster dive! Who in their right mind would throw away 100+-year-old coins, I wonder?
Nice grab- and nicely presented.
An obvious "magician's coin".
I'll move us back to 1753, if that isn't premature. Belgium (Liège): silver 2-escalin of Prince-Bishop Johann Theodor of Bavaria, 1753 [IMG]...
Each state had its own Statehood quarter design. The type set means you just collect one quarter from each state, and don't worry about which...
PS- an ultrasonic cleaner might also work. I don't know. We used to use them in the jewelry store where I once worked, but I never tried one on...
Detector find, I presume. The environmental damage to it is pretty extreme and irreversible at this point. Even if one were to remove the...
I had never heard of these.
Welcome. These coins are unlikely to be worth the considerable expense of having them graded. Keep them as-is and enjoy them in the government...
What all the above said. Be very, very careful.
As I recall, I have never owned one in any grade higher than VF25 (and I don't have a picture of that).
This particular pedigree was from the John Quincy Adams and Descendants collection which sold in 1971. I myself am an Adams descendant, so I’m...
From my admittedly tiny would-be buyer’s viewpoint, the Ancients market has become difficult indeed. I keep coming up far short on the things I...
Nope. My ridiculous “stupid money” bid got surpassed by an “even stupider money” bid. :(
Nope. Much bigger pond.
Not me, alas. I need to get back to work. Still haven't run my night audit, which I should've done around 2:00 AM... *sigh* Dang CoinTalk......
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