That's a beautiful reference with excellent photos! These large size references are a joy to read and an excellent source of information for a...
Yes, I think it wouldn't hurt to do that. That company has been around many years, and the fact that they are listed on VCoins is a good...
I agree with your skepticism, although I don't collect this type. I did find an example sold by Calgary Coins, through VCoins, for comparison. I...
Cool coin! Clearly, your crocodile needs to see an oral surgeon, asap. Poor little thing!
Nice examples posted! Here's another croc to throw into the pot, pearly whites and all. Augustus and Agrippa, 10-14 AD Gaul, Nemausus AE As ex...
[ATTACH] Next: Another large Ptolemaic bronze.
Thanks I posted that coin before, in 2020, I believe, but perhaps 2021. That coin came from Harlan Berk many years ago, early 90s.
I'll drink to that! Thrace, Thasos [ATTACH] Thrace, Abdera, 520-492 BC Oktadrachm [ATTACH]
I found the Madras Presidency 2 rupees. I need to better organize the collection - I'm just a natural procrastinator. I've owned this example...
Here's my "dumpy" lone mohur, a type coin and a very satisfying chunky narrow coin. Jaipur State, year 36 (1915) Madho Singh II KM 150 10.9...
The coin I'm posting today is a fake, a contemporary fake, likely of Asian origins (Indonesia?), of a ducaton, Holland, 1776. This coin came to...
And don't forget Tycho Brahe. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tycho-Brahe-Danish-astronomer
Nice coin! I would put Elizabeth I into the period that I would generally call the late Renaissance. Her reign, so distinctive in terms the...
When I was growing up, for hobbies my interests reflected the times - model airplanes, cars and ship, and later on slot cars. Coins, such as I...
Yes, there is a very strong demand for Indian coins in general and really strong for rare coins. Back in the 1980s and 1990s the prices were...
That's a beautiful coin, Al. Philadelphia, right? I agree, that coin is overall better than my example. I try to take my photos in natural,...
Thanks for the update! The PGGS coin seems better struck, but with more surface marks. Slabbed coins do tend to bring a substantial premium, to...
This is a double eagle, 1852 O, that I bought back in March 1991 for $600, at a local coin shop, as a VF-EF, which I think is a pretty accurate...
Another beauty. Congrats!
Here's another coin that I photographed today, a necessity or emergency daalder of Campen, 1672. This coin was issued following the siege of the...
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