I came across this article through an email notice that I received a few days ago. This is an old (2012) article that I am sure some have read...
I've owned this type coin, a 1799 dollar, for many years, purchased from Karl Stephens many years back. The blue/grey toning, with hints of...
I've always had a soft spot for patinas that lean to green-blue and pure blue. Diocletian, 308 AD, Abdication AE follis, post-reform, officina Z,...
Here is something a little unusual. This is a silver medal issued for the University of France around 1850, featuring Athena and Scylla on the...
Thank you for the help identifying this fals!
That's a beautiful 2 escudos cob! It is well centered on both sides, along with clear mint mark and assayer initial. My example is cruder, and...
I've always like the beautiful sun face 8 reales and 8 soles of Argentina, from the early days of the republic. I think it is one of the...
Here's an owl that I purchased as a non-fouree coin, but turned out to be one. The breaks in the plating are obvious. I don't think it is an...
Here's another unusual Byzantine Arab fals that I came upon last month. This coin has spent some time in distilled water, since it appears to...
Here's Zeus seated, on the reverse, teaching his eagle to speak. Alexander III, tetradrachm, Susa Mint, circa 323 BC (early posthumous issue)....
Yes, tourist souvenirs abound. Even if the coins were genuine, taking them out of Turkey can be difficult. Then there's US Customs, if you're...
Nice photos! Thank you for posting them. The archaic owl group looks especially interesting, apparently a hoard with a preponderance from what...
I just saw earlier tonight this interesting segment on the BBC World News about a Roman gold coin, previously thought to be fake is authentic...
Well, better late than never. At least the mission is still in progress. I thought it would be fun to pair up a thaler that I have, from...
The coin looks okay to me. What's the weight? The fact that the coin came from a Vcoins seller means that you can return it without any hassles,...
I agree that Cointalk has many more members. I've posted threads on the other site under world coins, and generally had few responses, probably...
I used to be much more active on this forum, but the relatively new forum Numis Forums, has grabbed my attention and consumed almost all of my...
That's a wonderfully struck coin, especially the obverse! Congrats!
Here's a "two-fer": a tetradrachm of Vespasian and Titus from Antioch, year 2. 13.4 grams [ATTACH] Next: a provincial coin of Claudius.
Well, my perennial wish list is really just one coin, a decadrachm of Syracuse. It is perennial and it will remain so.
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