That's an absolutely beautiful solidus, Donna. You definitely have the eye! I only have one that has been posted before. Honorius (with a bad...
Those are very nice coins, Doug. It's hard to find ones with complete legends. Nice patinas, too!
The coinage of Potosi, Bolivia, in the 1620's can be characterized as crude, very crude. Flans were poor prepared, often with silver of...
That is a very nice coin! The strike is especially appealing. Well done!
That is a very nice, sharply struck coin! Yes, the toes are odd, but in the early 4th century they probably weren't keeping count. That foot...
That's a stunning stater! It is an excellent example of Celtic art at its best. The Syracusan tetradrachm is also a superb example of Greek...
It didn't freeze here, in Cupertino. Perhaps in transit? I don't know what the freezing point is for this solution.
Nice coin! I do see traces of the shield and part of the right pillar from the Spanish colonial 8 reales under-coin. The obverse was struck from...
No, it is clear. The purple staining must be some kind of chemical reaction, perhaps with the adhesive, or it might have been caused by the...
Actually some pressure must have forced some of the bottle's contents out. It is over a quarter empty by my estimate. The package was...
While this coin is not a great rarity it is notable that it still has the Kurt Prober envelope. This coin was purchased about six years ago on...
Nice coins for a very good price! Shipping from Europe is just going take longer, fraught with delays, given the immediate, serious crisis in...
Depending on the age and origin of the cup or saucer, there should be hallmarks on the bottom that indicate the purity and the maker. The...
On the whole I've had pretty good luck with shipments coming through undamaged. However, just today my shipment of Verdicare arrived, package...
Yes, Brazil imported silver coins, primarily crown size from a number of different countries, including the United States, during the Empire. For...
I like your 960 reis of Rio, 1821. Yes I do see some detail of the original 8 reales. The prices of these coins have gone up quite nicely over...
That's a very crisp counterstamp, with some of the original under-coin showing. It is interesting, but not surprising, that the revaluation would...
Nice coin! Yes, there was countermarking of copper coins as well, going into the Empire period and beyond. The economy must have been on a roller...
That's an interesting counterstamp. It looks like it could be a date or value - there seems to be a number there.
Nice coins! A good number of his coins have themes related to his military actions in the Balkans, the region where he originated.
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