Now I wonder if your coin was the host for the BM coin—these pictures look much better, IMO, and I wonder if they have changed Curtis’ opinion....
I believe we can rule out the original theory that the coin was re-engraved from a different reverse die.
No, I didn't realize that was from a genuine obverse, thank you for pointing it out.
Although the feet on many of the authentic varieties are a little wonky, these seem a little too wonky and I suspect the dealer was correct, that...
I think he is right, and the “control marks” may have been added to remove further evidence (I’ve never seen any like that anyway). If you post to...
Would you be willing to take a side shot of the reverse field, or perhaps additional close-ups of your specimen?
Just to be clear, Curtis, you think Pete’s coin is a cast of a genuine coin that was recut on the reverse to depict the Meta Sudan and then served...
The Meta Sudans on these coins does indeed look like the French specimen.
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I find it interesting that Rossi/Lauro's "imagined" Meta Sudans from Donna's post is reminiscent of the OP coin and BMC specimen, perhaps...
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That was the first thing I thought when I saw it. Perhaps someone could post images of the other specimens?
There was an LCS near me who was like your Bosco. When I first started collecting I really wanted an Aes Grave As, which he assured me he had and...
Precious metal I think.
Local coin shop, presumably. Not sure about PM.
In a market this hot I would want about 75% if I had a good collection I wanted to liquidate (coins worth thousands, that is). Of course, I do not...
Interesting. What percentage of retail would you say they are offering?
I think you'd almost always be better off putting it on eBay as a no-reserve auction than direct selling to a dealer, especially if you have it...
I picked up a copy of Alciati's Emblemata (1500s) that did not have the original binding but still a very old binding (c. 1700s) that is in decent...
I was surprised to learn from my antique book selling friend that rebinding doesn’t impact value like I thought it would.
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