My suggestion is to always prove that your coin is not the rare variety. If you cannot prove it is not, then it probably is so. For your coin, you...
I know... that rules him out as being likely. It seems Tetricus is far more likely, but the examples I have seen have a a very different beard...
It basically boils down to what this letter is. It is either an E or an L. If the former, then it could be Tetricus, but the beard is not the...
Better pictures: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, there is an S at the end and it looks like an L at 10:30
My first thought was Gallienus (due to crappy mint job) then Postumus. But I have my doubts about the latter attribution.
This was in the lot I bought. 38 of the 48 have been attributed, so I am down to the coins with hard-to-read names and portraits I do not...
S-73, LIBER-TY
Think about this logically. Why would the counterfeiter go through such lengths to get all of the diagnostics right (die chip, date positioning,...
This is what I see. There are two straight cuts on the top loop of the 8. The left cut is much deeper and has caused the top edge to spread out a...
In my first post in this thread, I mentioned that this was a distinct possibility. My argument was that this coin had all of the die markers for...
Wrong. It is actually coming from northwest. But that does not change ANYTHING about my lighting analysis. You are just trying to discredit me....
Let’s analyze the picture: First thing I see is the lighting. The coin in lit from the top, so the reapeted lit surface with a dark surface in...
Well, considering that it is PMD and not repunching, it should be fairly easy to ascertain that this coin is the S-1
With ancient Chinese coins, I have to collect from abroad. 75% on the material I need/want usually can only be found in overseas auctions and...
Good luck on the S-121a!
Fortunately for him, the prices for seated dollars are dropping. I could not touch a problem-free AG/G for less than $200 a decade ago. Now they...
The perks of taking pictures with an iPad...
At the coin show today I found a bin on ancients where the price was $5 each. I rifled through it and saw some better coins, so I went crazy. I...
Thank you for your opinions. I will probably send this one in. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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