I agree with Joe, there are artistic coins across all the cultures and times. Sometimes, like Celtic coins, you have to understand what they were...
This is one reason ancient collectors don't like slabs. It stops you from enjoying the 3 dimensional, high relief designs to the fullest. John
Nice one, Erin! John
I like to bake coins after treatment at 200 degrees for an hour or so to remove all moisture. Moisture plus chlorine is the enemy. I also like...
Great coin! The full length Michael is awesome. Looks like an action figure for some reason. :-)
edited Frankly, I usually don't understand what you are trying to say in your posts....
When I first started collecting Roman coins 35+ years ago, I thought you were only ALLOWED to get one coin per emperor. If I had a bronze from...
I think Domitian met a really tall dancing girl that year....
Cool, high relief portrait! The auction photo detracts a lot from the coin. Maybe it kept some bidders away, which is not the worst thing. John
Awesome Etruria collection! Not many people have one. John
This is really the best statement of why being a collector is fun and satisfying. John
Keep looking...
One of my favorite Greek coin designs. Just something cool about it. John
Just use Paint. It takes 30 seconds. That is all I use Paint for but it makes this easy. Open the obverse, stretch the frame out, and use...
That is a beauty! I tend to forget what I paid for my favorite coins while I still regret years later not buying certain coins that rarely come...
Wow, they definitely had good celators making the aureus dies. Thanks for sharing, Barry! John
Just by coincidence, the last three coins I bought can from MORTOWN, the eBay store of @Blake Davis. [ATTACH] I have several nice secret...
The problem with buying slabbed ancients with inflated prices... : - (
I agree with Curtismo, and was also trying to help Ziggy score a few coins by quoting reasonable prices, and not big-lie-high-prices valuations. :-)
My wife and I bring a bag of ancients to give to YNs at shows. I just wish there were more shows to go to. :-)
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