Yeah, I did a quick browse and did see some quite affordable silver. No gold, of course.
Looks like pretty nice silvering on the Aurelian?
I was wondering if you had one.
My first Boeotian coin. Sold for $1,200 on Heritage in July of 2021. I acquired it for 2/3 that much. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Not to mention the Austrian 2-groschen from the 1920s. There's a lot of pretty cheap/common "junkbox" sort of material in that photo.
@expat- I will mail your prize tomorrow, Monday the 13th. Sorry I let a week slip by without mailing it.
@ZoidMeister- the prize will be in Monday's mail (3/13/23). My apologies for letting a week slip by before I got it mailed.
The following message was received in a PM on Collectors Universe from bigtime36:
Lovely! Congrats! I got utterly crushed on this one in the Leu auction- wasn't even close. [IMG]
Wow! Nice Jeff in its own right, but the clash is really cool. I'm accustomed to seeing basic outlines of the design elements in a clash, but...
While you're not wrong on your basic point, you really should learn how to be less critical. Most humans would be a bit more tactful. Bad dog....
As mentioned, it's Siberian (not Serbian). Here is my Siberian 10-kopeck piece, which cost me $240.00. Russia (Siberia): copper 10-kopecks of...
PS- agreed- the straight grade is nice to have.
Yep, it's properly "beastly". I do not like a lot of the "monster toned" Franklins out there. This one I do.
Cool issue. I was once fortunate enough to cherrypick one from a bulk World coin lot, around 2005-'06! The brass splasher in it was nice and...
Now you've got me wondering about coins from Tamerlane.
So said the old paper envelope. I got it from CNG.
Crusader States (Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus): silver gros petit of Henry II, ca. 1285-1324 (PCGS VF35; ex-J. Schulman, Amsterdam, 1939) [IMG]
Scotland: silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage, ca. 1249-1286, Edinburgh mint [IMG]
Turkey (Seljuks of Rûm): silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II; lion & sun, AH 638 (1240-1241) [IMG]
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