Great tuna snack Mr. Steve. The only problem with my Mysia, Kyzikos coin is that the tunny is way off the flan. Here are a couple big fish we...
I've kept a couple dates that are commonly well struck with full heads in my Dansco 7070 album. :) [ATTACH]
Place your coin onto a magnet & see if it sticks. There may be a suitable magnet on your electric can opener. I believe that the "coin" is...
I can't comment on your cleaning as I have zero experience cleaning ancient coins. I do have a low grade example of your coin. This coin was...
Definitely use a pseudonym. I would have voted pseudonym but I don't have an option to vote in the OP. Perhaps I'm just too late to the thread...
This is the only coin in my collection with the beginnings of a scary :eek: crack. Looking at it perhaps you can visualize how the little cracks...
Buy a used copy of The Error Coin Encyclopedia. It describes error types and the minting process. IMHO it is an easy read.
CCF is just another TLA. TLA stands for Three Letter Acronym. :D Dave Waterstraat answered your question correctly I think. I believe you put...
The reflector might also be useful to depict a cud on the rim of a coin: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes it is a broken die error. This error type is commonly called a cud. Here is a Website that focuses on this type of error:...
Enjoy the coin. I have always liked that coin in high grade but never got one myself. (Whenever I would find a nice one, I couldn't part with the...
I found one of these roll searching when I was eight years old. Been lovin-it ever since. [ATTACH]
Didn't this little guy fly around the known World & bring back all the latest news to Athena? [ATTACH]
Thanks for posting the video link.:) It was great to watch & I hope other folks will take the time to check it out. In addition to listening to...
I prefer the discussions & counterfeit detection advice in the open forum. You all are so quick to respond & I am often late to reading the...
It might be fun to use a metal detector along the wall & see if you can pin-point the location of that silver disk.:)
Several years ago I bought a truly unsearched lot of walking Liberty half dollars for spot price. I paid about 3x face so I think it was about 25...
Small US gold is extensively faked. The photos are not good enough for me to look up the coin in one of the MANY counterfeit detection books. My...
That is a great tiny Greek beauty. This little coin was cheap (from one of John Anthony's sales). I thought that it was small at 9 mm, 0.65...
In this context OP means "opening post" or "original poster". :)
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