I too wish you a hearty welcome back. Coins are my drug of choice; what a great obsession.
HIPS (human impaired post striking).
My guess on the "spot" is a test mark to see if it was silver through and through. That would account for the wear on the corresponding spot on...
Ok, lets try British Guyana with this short snorter. By the way, a great story is available if you pursue whats on the note. Cheers
What a great selection of Serapis. Thanks all.
And this is how we learn about coins, and mentoring. Nice!
Gob smacked!!! Thanks.
I'm not going to beg to differ. I'm having a ruff day. Cheers
WOW, a very beautiful coin. Great get.
I hope you share. Never waste quality gas especially when in an elevator. :)
Don't forget to use acetone in a well ventilated area.
Just for the heck of it, here's one of my favorite denarius. Have owned it since around 1983 or so when I made the switch from US to ancients and...
A friend of mine puts macaroni in his chili and I don't care for it, really. I like your polls, lordmarcovan. When I was a kid, if you put...
Numismatics is my drug of choice. The most important benefit to this passion is that we also collect many friends along the way. Cheers.
It is indeed a treasure; welcome to the curious world of numismatics the "study of money" in all of it's appearances. Shilines, attached is...
It's always been an old rich mans pastime. Coin cabinets and collections have been verified in digs in Rome with small cache's of obviously...
First one I could get my hands on easily. She's everyyyyywherreeeeeed.
When you find them in choice condition it is a moment to jump up and down. They are a very interesting subject in that the vying for power among...
Jason, What a wonderful write up, thanks for the review of the show. We (Willamette Coin Club and PNNA) https://pdxcoinclub.org/ attached an ANA...
I'm currently re-reading volume II of Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades, The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187. If...
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