Your coins seems to have lots of raised spots of metal, especially on the reverse. Although the images are rather blurry, I I have my doubts...
Yes, the coin could be modern. The crude style suggests a "back alley" origin. What's your opinion of the center punch marks? I think they could...
We do look at 1959 prices through the lens of 2020, and it is easy to equate a $30 coin in today's dollars. Back in 1959 that was a lot of money...
Here's a somewhat better photo of the coin that I took today. Bronze is tough to photograph! [ATTACH]
And that's really a fraction of what a comparable coin would fetch on today's market. Here are a few listings of this coin picked randomly...
Just based on the coin photos, as grainy as they are, the grading seems quite conservative by today's standards. I assume that the Greek coins...
Normally contemporary is used in the context that something, someone or some event is contemporaneous, in other words occurring or living within...
1959 - over 60 years ago...wow! Here are some coins for sale, but I really don't think they're available by now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This was my latest project, before and now (probably finished with this one). Before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As of 7-10-20: [ATTACH] Note: this...
Thanks. The reason I think it is cast is obviously the pits, which are numerous. My guess is that the coin was cast and then plated over....
Here's the link:...
Here's a coin that is supposed to be the famous Athens imitation of a tetradrachm from Philistia, Gaza. It is not. Here is an original, very...
Nice coins at a very good price.
Thank you.
The stone looks like it might be carnelian, or perhaps Roman glass. It also appears to have been carved.
Here's a little more "eye candy". This is an old surface agate from Chihuahua, Northern Mexico. This state is renown for its classic locations,...
No, I grew up in Detroit, but since I was a kid, these stones held a fascination for me, and I began collecting in earnest in 1966. I now live...
Thank you. I plan to photograph more specimens as my marginal abilities rise to acceptable.
I'm working on taking photos of some of the better agates..... Fairburn Agate, South Dakota, with natural wind polish. 53 mm x 39 mm x 11 mm 42...
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