At the time, it was just over $50. Unless Josh Newton sold his set, this is not the same coin. I no longer have the pictures to compare with.
That looks exactly like the one I sold a couple years back. I paid €45 for it.
A FEL TEMP fallen horseman which @randygeki would approve of. I don’t know why the picture of the reverse is rotated. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My example of a severed head: [ATTACH]
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https://www.thoughtco.com/luminescence-dating-cosmic-method-171538
But they would tell you if the coin is ancient or not
I can set up a meeting with Material Science & Engineering professors at Georgia Tech and see if they are willing to take up the project or...
UNC details, cleaned/scratched.
Huh. Neat
An EXTREMELY good resource is Bill Fivaz’s book on detecting counterfeit gold coins. Since that is your collecting interest, you will find that...
I have circled ones I see on your coin. [ATTACH] Here is an example of a fake 1853 dollar. I have circled two rim spikes so you can see what I...
I can see rim spikes, even in your pictures. The rims look odd too. This coin is clearly a counterfeit.
Yup! O-112
That Trajan and Antoninus Pius are glorious.
This one’s a close second: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If it will bother you and distract you whenever you look at the coin, pass. If it’s something that you can subconsciously overlook since it is...
An example of this is with this knife coin. It is one of the earliest “Ming” knives in existence, having many strong characteristics of the...
I would, naturally, pay more for coins with these attributes, like for this Fiorino. I could have gotten a lesser/later style for half as much,...
I only pay up for a rarity if the entire type is rare AND has an interesting story/fits into the story told by my other coins. For example, my...
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