When first introduced to this coin, I thought it was a woman depicted on the coin. The hair is pulled back & braided & includes a few locks...
The coins of Thasos certainly advertise & promote Thasos as a place to visit. My want list still includes one or more Thasos coins depicting...
Thanks for the post.
I don't know the details of the particular HJB sale. However, a buy or bid sale normally means that you may either buy the coin at the listed...
[ATTACH] This must be one of those mixed lots with no photos & brief description like "lot of 18 unsearched ancient coins including some bronze...
There are actually two coins sandwiched within the slab. The reverse is a genuine 1910 proof nickel (which covers the "copy" stamp of the obverse...
Post 'em if you got 'em. [ATTACH]
I gave it a 63.1 based upon the money side of the coin (obverse). Typiclly, the reverse can drag a coin's grade downward but not upward.
It cost less than US$409 when I took the correspondence course. My only recommendation is to keep the books (including the blank test/quiz...
Nice sword ANoob! [MEDIA]
Here is my first ancient coin. I received it in abut 1965 but didn’t learn anything about it until I posted it here on CT a few years ago. I...
I have another Zeus coin to contribute to the thread.:happy: [ATTACH] THRACE Odessos Pontic Kingdom Mithradates VI (The Great) AR Tetradrachm,...
The "Nazi Kachina" rotates counter-clockwise & the "Nazi Buddha" rotates clockwise.
The Krause catalog I used was the 2009 catalog. FWIW, I could look it up tonight in a more recent Krause. What year is your Krause book?
I can post a few Haiti coins. Haiti AN13 25 Centime [ATTACH] Haiti AN24 25 Centimes [ATTACH] Haiti 1830 100 Centimes [ATTACH] Haiti...
Krause lists the world cup soccer coin as KM#520 mintage of 30,000 and value of $36. Krause lists the winter olympics ski coin as KM#439 mintage...
Thanks for posting the cool batch of coins. You have a neat little type set of different reverses going-on with this batch. Like chrsmat71 and...
Based upon your comment (& I've learned that the slabs may be easily opened & re-closed), I will put some more interesting Constantine The Great...
They will probably be given away to four (random) young people before the week is over.
The seated dollar is something that you might cherish for many years to come. Make sure you parents know how to avoid problem and counterfeit...
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