I also love the coin and JA's and Bings' comments...I guess the surface roughness of typical provincials is due to the the metal composition and...
Yep....That cheap they're looking better than they are........
The guys have said it all...Overpriced !!!
If American Grading Service slabs those at MS then I must need another eye exam...I see polishing/whizzing and circulation wear on numerous high...
It does seem unlikely to me as well that someone would go to so much trouble to fake lower grade coins by making them look aged, heavily...
I couldn't help but chuckle at "..... bust with tanks....."
Both are excellent examples Ziggy.....the details and legends clear and legible!! Congrats!!!
Thanks, 'askea'-----Yeah, the two I've seen so far are a little pricey but my budget reloads in less than a week so......
PISH, I share your misery...I don't have any either....I haven't even noticed any for bid or sale yet on the usual sites. But now i have to have...
I love artefacts as well....they seem to greatly complement coinage...as that wonderful pendant does...
I love the coin, cleaned up a bit or not......thinking of the 'issues' that prevailed back then, and the reluctance of many to abandon the old...
Cool coins and a terrific explanation JA.....Hmmm, I wonder if the 'Eagle' also might have any connection with the Ptolemaic coinage that...
Terrific answer Doug-----I don't recall seeing that type before...'Anonymous' and showing two 'Pagan' reverses, front and back---That's pretty cool!!!
I'm an 'old dude' at 64 and I still remember being fascinated at finding an old Indian cent or a buffalo nickel....back in the '50's you could...
Believe it or not many people hate coins, old or new, and can't fathom my (or our) passion for numismatics.... I showed several a Alexander the...
I see what 'Pish' does.....two look Byzantine and two appear to be Greek and/or Roman...which are the obverse and reverse of which coin??? Four or...
I think they're nice examples...but I wish the inscriptions were still present...otherwise there's a bit of doubt as to emperor identity...the...
Looks like an authentic Tet to me too....and at auctions (Forum etc) it seems to draw about $30-$75 in bids....of course if it is a scarce variety...
$10.10 and I'll arrange pick-up LOL...Uncirculated---or literally almost AU--it may be worth a bit in a generation or two...
By the way, Nappy is one of two gold coins I own...Love to own more, but I never seem to hit the lottery!!
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