The only reason I was able to buy that coin was because I bought an ounce of gold for $600 when I finished grad school back in like '07. Gold was...
I really should. I just have so many coins to buy first!
I tried a few more. I also tried Doug's "black hole" method but it didn't work- my camera automatically adjusts the light so it looks really...
I had my heart set on getting a front facing tetradrachm from Elymais ever since I started collecting coins and saw a picture of one on the back...
For some reason CNG sometimes lists these Campanian types as nomoi, but in all the standard literature they are referred to as didrachms.
Great coin.
I instantly thought fake when I saw it. Probably pressed from fake dies. Style and fabric look wrong.
Yes, and before them Etruscans and Greeks would do this too. The practice has very early origins and it is believed it evolved out of throwing...
I suppose I continuously stoop "low" but I never regret it. I have many corroded bronzes I've paid hundreds for. Here's one that cost me about...
The facing head bronzes in this thread are spectacular. Here's a Thessalian bronze from Atrax: AE 21, 5.53g, Thessaly, Atrax, ca. 300-196 B.C....
In print I prefer white but on screen I like black best.
It'll be tough getting the right dowel since some of my coins are really small.
Now I see. Thanks for this. I think I do like the one with the white tape.
I can't imagine that happens very often! Congratulations!
I became a collector just over 11 years ago when I bought this coin for $22 at a parade in Rhode Island (6mm, 1.40g). I've been utterly hooked...
They were both shot on a white background. Should I use black or gray? I figured the Magic wand tool on photoshop works best with a white...
[ATTACH] Here's another.
I'm trying to get better at photography. I really like the black backgrounds I see on TIF's and Doug's posts and this is my first attempt. The...
Well, I didn't realize it was Joe so I spoke too soon saying the seller was being deceitful. He wouldn't deliberately deceive customers. But I...
The fact of the matter is the seller was being deceitful, unless he specifically disclosed that the coin was WAY darker than the photo would lead...
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