That's a very nice owl upgrade! The obverse, in particular, is nicely centered with much of the crest present. The reverse is also nice, with a...
What's troubling is the alternation of a coin to appear as something that it originally was not, in this case a sestertius that was originally in...
That Claudius sestertius not only had makeup applied, but also plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery, along with a nice long stint in ICU...
The Byzantine coins are nice and you've got to admit it, they do have personalities all their own. The other coins are nice, as well. The...
It can have that effect. The metrics used today to determine a currency's value, including GNP, political developments, savings rate, and to a...
Nice coin! The first two coins are close, but with subtle differences on second glance, so they are not die matches, IMHO.
I think that you have some good general points: high interest rates help savers and penalize lenders and borrowers; low interest rates favor...
Given the nature of global commerce, keeping currencies pegged to gold was not sustainable. As pointed out, the supply of gold worldwide is...
That's where the devil is in the details. The very nature of hoard discoveries tends to create situations where attribution of coins is next to...
While the outer portions of the mass is a conglomeration of corroded coins, the center might yield some coins in decent condition. It all really...
Just out of curiosity, to see what constitutes an expert opinion from NGC looks like, I paid the $5 for the service, and never heard back from...
Nice write up and wonderful examples!
Here's my humble Otacilla sestertius, hippo reverse. I am not sure why a hippo was chosen for Philip I's wife's commemorative coin. Did they run...
Here's a coin purchased from Vcoins in April and spent a couple of months in US Customs detention. [ATTACH] Next: A coin from a "rolling" mint.
Some really nice coins posted in this thread. This is my only Diocletian type coin, an abdication follis, post reform of Antioch, 308 AD. 10.5...
That's a stunning example!
Here's my cistophoric tetradrachm, from Mysia, Pergamon, in worn condition (Fine or so). I guess they are the wallflowers of Greek tetradrachms,...
Here's my best example of her 80 drachmae issue, of my "three Cleos": 17.4 grams, Sear 1871 [ATTACH] Next: Another coin of Cleopatra VII, Mark...
It is silver. If I were to scratch it, bright silver would appear. This is a tetradrachm that was struck to the Attic standard of 17.3 grams...
I've never traded coins. It seems to me a bit of a potential psychological tangle. Unless one has a cool, dispassionate approach to the...
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