In ancient Chinese numismatics, there are sometimes coins that show a link between one coin type and another. They are usually quite scarce, but...
I don’t think so because there is no way to be 100% sure of the provenance. I am 99.9999% sure that my coin is from the Randall Hoard, but there...
I’m not sure how I have missed this thread for akmost a week, but it has been a fun read. :)
:( But I guess that means less competition :)
Try this: If you have a question, think for yourself and do your own research before asking others to spoon-feed everything to you. But since I...
This was a fairly recent and exciting purchase for me. I bought this in Utrecht while I was visiting @AnYangMan, who convinced me to buy it. This...
I think the cutoff is typically 1600, but I have been tempted to post 18th-century hammered coinage here as well. :) [ATTACH] (Jk of course)
I don’t have a single biga to contribute. :(
There is no time like now to get some! :) I am really not sure how they carried their coins before they started putting holes in them. After the...
I am aware of charms, but I do not collect them. When I see one in an inventory or auction lot, I just say it is not a real coin and move on.
Yep! Some may disagree, but they still fit their stringent definition of a coin. Depends on your definition of “coin-sized.” Yep! [ATTACH]...
I don’t
I agree it is an AU coin, but this was my first thought as well
Nice pictures. I will refrain from future comment.
I hear people say “the world was so much better back ‘then’,” and I think, “only if you knew...” That is something I have been thinking about...
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You bring up a lot of interesting points, Doug. This “patina” is incredibly hard to fake correctly, which is why it is a method of...
:o I only have 12!
So I have been wanting to upgrade my Dang Jin spade for awhile now under the suspicions that mine is not genuine (though no experts have been able...
I had similar thoughts as well. For me it seemed too nice for the type. The new coins posted seem to confirm my suspicions.
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