I am not knocking Ebay, I buy coins from trusted dealers there myself. I think there is something else going on here.
Seriously...how many times have we repeated the same advice for safe places to find good coins.
That is very cool to see the old mint machines and dies. Looks like a cool town to visit, thanks for sharing! John
Sorry to hear that! Darn that work thing! John
Very nice op coin! I am always a little surprised to see such deep countermarks on relatively hard bronze coins without causing any cracking. Did...
Ardy, Do you have any idea who or what company "N. Rous." could be? I tried lots of internet searches and came up with nothing. John
Love the op coin and interesting insight. I previously considered the wreath with vot type to be pretty boring but now that I understand more I...
I was just being lazy and copied the seller's attribution. You are correct, that is pretty weak provenance. Looking in CNG Research I find: Ex...
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