Yup, it's a fever, and an aspirin won't fix it. I have spells myself. The die marriage appears to be O-115, R2. (Slightly uncommon.)
The lettering is pretty much clear of the rim, G-6.
[ATTACH] 1684 Ducato of Naples & Sicily, Italian State, while under Spanish control. Pretty worn, but these seem quite scarce. The reverse design...
I'll try my luck, 45 & 40
Really cool (old) thread, guys. I have a Bohemond lll example, just considered it a cool crusader coin, but I learned a bunch here.
Honest wear, I'm at VG10 for a grade fwiw.
The link doesn't seem to work for me. 8S? What does the S mean?
I think it's worth reading. Has a good bit of info about some of the minefields in coin collecting, and being a smart buyer.
48 here
Beautiful half, nice strike for the date too!
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The toning isn't optimal. But I wouldn't turn up my nose at this coin. I'll generally choose the coin with some color over a blast white one, and...
I have heard of buyers who will only buy if the slab is pristine. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me though.
One thing that I don't think was mentioned in this discussion, my understanding is that by stickering a coin, JA is saying (in part anyway),...
1875 CC dimes. But you get the idea.:) [ATTACH]
Bravo!
Nice circs! The 1829 appears to be O-105, R.1
I'd probably go AU55 in the new pics. Interested in the reveal..
My most expensive coin (I no longer own it) was something of a disappointment. I had somehow got fixated on owning a 1872 S dollar. The mintage is...
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