That’s the tarraco I was talking about. Barry Murphy
Depending on what it looks like when unburied, the Tarraco bronze in the back might be nice. And the Aurelian tetradrachm looks pleasant as do a...
Assuming the light on your photos is correct, I echo the other comments above. This was a pretty coin in the before photo, now it's rather...
Jochen, You should have your Tigranes looked at closely. It's unusually heavy for the issue and doesn't look struck. It could be the cleaning and...
Jochen, I wasn't asking to buy it. Just curious if I sold it to you. It used to be in my collection in the 1990's and early 2000's and I can't...
Jochen, I used to own the Septimius. Did I sell it to you? I still like that coin. Barry Murphy
Arnoldoe is correct, Theodore I. Unfortunately he’s also correct that it’s a forgery. Barry Murphy
NGC has always done that, at least since Vagi started here 9 years ago or so. If it's ancient, we will put it in a holder but will label it...
Paul M., Yes there is technically a $300 limit for economy service. With the chipping on the edge this coin could slide through at that level....
NGC doesn't holder Sasanian coins because they can be fragile and they can break when put into the cores, either in half or chip on the edge where...
I think Kolbe may have copies. That's where I got mine last year. Barry
I’d bet $10 it pops off. Barry Murphy.
The adams apple on the first coin looks like a spot of glue or something. Pick at it with your fingernail, I bet it pops off. Barry Murphy
The first coin in this thread is a modern forgery. We get these in about once every 3 months. They are easily recognizable once you know the dies....
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This could be sent in on economy tier which is $28 I think but don’t quote me on that. Barry Murphy.
I will be at the both the FUN show in Orlando and the NY International in January. I'd be happy to look at it there at no charge. Barry Murphy
Nothing glaringly wrong, but I’d want to see it in hand. Barry Murphy
The tetradrachm is a coin of Aurelian, year 7 (AD 275). Would be highly unusual, if not completely undocumented, to find in Germany. Barry Murphy
Off-topic but NGC ancients grades contemporary forgeries. Barry Murphy
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