Here is a batch that is currently for sale. It apparently includes some left head inverted, left head not-inverted, eagle to right, and eagle to...
It has been a while since I looked-up the medals and of course, they are not mine. As I recall, they were both white metal (not silver or silvered).
This is not my personal NEWP. I did recently discover it in a collection that hadn't been seen since about 1960. [ATTACH] I believe that these...
Here is my Odessos coin: [ATTACH] THRACE Odessos Pontic Kingdom Mithradates VI (The Great) AR Tetradrachm 83 – 82 B.C. 15.97 gms, 27 mm Obv:...
Of course a Black Sea challenge would be incomplete without a fake: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] BLACK SEA AREA THRACE, Mesembria AR Diobol 450-350 B.C....
I can contribute only a little to this Black Sea challenge: [ATTACH] BLACK SEA AREA THRACE, Apollonia Pontika AR Reduced Drachm 450-400 B.C....
A couple weeks ago I gave a coin-talk at a local library. We discussed several items in the library’s collection including this great store card...
Just make sure that there are one or two numismatists on the jury.
This is an example of one of the earliest silver coin tests. This may have been one of GMJMSP's earliest attempts (before the invention of tissue...
A couple weeks ago I gave a talk at a local library. In the presentation, we discussed several coins, medals, and tokens in the library's...
It hasn't been that long: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/1976-kennedy-half-dollar-is-it-silver.238970/#post-1819241...
[ATTACH] Nice Chimera.:) I've got a coin depicting the chimera too. This one was found at the NYINC show in January 2014. [ATTACH] SIKYONIA,...
The striations look like they are from the planchet. The striations are obliterated in the fields but appear only on the design areas which were...
FYI, There is a known die struck counterfeit that includes a dimple/dent at the very bottom of the left wheat stock (at the very-very end of the...
You might search for previous threads at CT describing technical grading & market grading. Yes, a lack of luster on a coin can lower the market...
Consider taking an introduction to grading class at the ANA summer seminar (www.money.org). Also, NGC and PCGS offer grading classes at some of...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I’ve been collecting guitar picks & signatures from recent concerts. In this post, the only thing coin-related is that I use 2x2...
I should add that ALL my labels are missing something very important.:( Someday I need to place a sticker on each holder noting my grade opinion...
OMG the cud is growing under the microscope!:D [ATTACH]
Here are some close-up photos of the reverse cud at the rim. The photos are shot through a 30x microscope using white light illumination. The 3D...
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