Fun matchup! Here is my example of a Boshan knife. It is broken as well and is very small. I was happy to pay $175 for it for comparison....
Great coins! I really enjoyed the writeups. It was a tough decision. I ised to have a lifetime Alexander tet minted in Sidon in 332 BC!
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I AT’ed this half. These were the eBay pictures. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Muzyck is correct. The coin is genuine
I love that coin. I use it often as an example of a coin with original surfaces,
Chinese coins were the same way. I bought a hoard of Wu Zhus that was lost in the Nanjing River in the 500’s. In it I found a Ban Liang minted...
Woah. Both are really cool, historic coins. They are just about equally matched, so the decisions are going to be really tough. Both prices are...
There’s a guy at my coin club that is very proud of his collection. Every time he talks about it, he identifies the coin, then describes the...
Very nice! I really wish I had the time to hound eBay BINs.
They were harsh on that one. That certainly does not fit their pattern of slabbing lightly-cleaned bust coins.
That’s residual luster. The halos you are talking about are the result of being dipped.
:oops: In my defense, the context for my coin is rooted in the trio, which tell the complete story. You really cannot talk about one without...
Same
This one’s gonna be close :nailbiting: Great coin @Ancient Aussie
I’m trying to find it. Ebay on phones is an absolute pile of dookie.
Judging from the holders, he either bought them directly from China or bought them from a seller peddling the fakes
That is the exact same holder that mine came in. I am pretty sure you bought these directly from China.
Yup. I saw his 1922 D on eBay, but I passed on it because it did not look right to me
To be honest, I would have kept those coins instead of the large cent. They are far more special and have more character. Plus you get 2 for the...
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