Doug: I will try lighting it from different sides and see how that looks, good tip. I like how eveny lit your images are. No glare or highlights.
I see you removed the red highlights, that is a big Iimprovement! That is very close to how it looks in hand. The toned areas are a little...
The above notwithstanding, aliens are totally real, and will be arriving shortly to see how Game of Thrones ends.
Fermat's last theorem was proven by Andrew Wiles using many aspects of modern number theory that were not known in Fermat's day. The proof is 150...
Read how Eratosthenes figured out the circumference of the Earth in 240 BC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes This is pretty amazing....
I bought this coin from Empire Coins in the late 1980s for $325, the most I had ever spent on a coin at the time. Still one of my favorites.
I posted this photo a while back in a thread on "your most beautiful photograph" on some such: [ATTACH] Doug pointed out that it had some...
Augustus used to collect interesting coins and gave them to people as presents.
I really like the portrait on the third galba and would go for it. It is hard to say how much it has been cleaned. I have seen many coins where...
Me neither. I love fossils and minerals as well.
Great stories and pictures, please keep them coming!
I think that is a fascinating specialty ab initio. Can you describe what constitutes a credible fake to you? John
Why not start on the sons of Constantine?
I always enjoy reading your posts and seeing your coins. It is hard to hit the "like" button on my phone and not hit the "quote" or enlarge the...
You can improve the cleaning power of your toothbrushes by cutting the bristles shorter. They also make special nylon cleaning brushes that have...
I would define clipped as part deliberately cut off for its precious metal value with the intention of passing on the rest of the coin at full...
Not a bad find! The exposed bronze will darken up on its own in a few months with exposure to air. Distilled water plus toothbrush is the safest...
How much would that coin be worth in that condition without the chip? Maybe that would help define the choice better.
You guys crack me up... I just got tuna sandwich in my upper sinuses.
A masterpiece of engraving as cool as the best Greek coins.
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