I would have suspected the reverse between 6 and 7 o'clock myself. That is what struck me first. Probably both.
A flan is the metal a coin was struck on. I cannot make it out, but given the color I am pretty sure its orichalcum, a form of ancient brass. It...
I would have tons of fake ancient Chinese coins I could show you Doug, but I imagine you are thinking of only fake WESTERN ancient coins. ;)
No, its dark but still glossy. Its when dark toning goes matte that its bordering on corrosion. Overall I like the lower one more due to much...
VK, you need an Arab-Bukharan. They are pretty cheap silver coins. :) A scarcer piece would be the Arab-Sogdian bronze cash. I have only seen...
Why sanded off? Is there something on the piece that has telltale signs of sanding? Like I said, I have seen pocket pieces like this that, (I was...
Normally it would have some reeding left, but I have been shown a couple of pocket pieces by old timers who carried around a morgan for fun that...
Man, the reverse looks like a hermaphrodite. This coin is so crudely engraved, does anyone think it could possibly be a celtic imitation?
This used to be my US specialty. Honestly, I am not a fan of either, believing both to be cleaned and retoned.
Guarantee its not gold. Gold does not react normally, so it would come out of the ground looking like gold. How thick is the flan? What does it...
Whizzed is easier than cleaning. Cleaning can run a whole gamut of topics. Whizzed is easy to detect if you know what to look for. Get a good...
There are a lot more people on this board other than Doug who remember pre-slab collecting. I might be one of the youngest, but I remember it.
I deduct a standard $50 personal fee for cracking the coin out of its coffin. :) As an ancient collector I am not abnormal. I don't even bid on...
Very true. I spent a decade looking for an ancient coin, and bought the first one I could. Two months later a group lot contained another one, so...
They are out there, you just need patience. US coins are easy, most are available. I have waited a decade or longer to be able to buy particular...
I tend to agree unfortunately. Many times beginning collectors in any field do not know things like, (for coins), cleaning, artificial toning,...
I didn't vote. I think experts here will tell you it depends on the series. Some series PCGS is tougher, others NGC is tougher. PCGS likes to tout...
I would say either Coin World or Redbook. What is more important is the listing of what you hold than the pricing source. An insurance firm will...
Aw, come on Bill. It took me 2 seconds to recognize it. Just admit I know Sogdians by memory better than you! ;) Btw, the obverse used to show a...
Very scarce coin. I own a couple like it, just to show what happened later to my precious Sogdian cities. :(
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