I have a few counterstamped coins, but not many pictures unfortunately. Here is one which has an interesting story behind it , which I told in...
I don't have it in the house right now, but next time I go to the SDB I will be sure to pick it up and post a picture. It is very much like yours,...
It looks good to me Rex. Nothing that calls attention to either the style of the bust, the lettering, or the other devices. The weigth is also...
By all means, confirm the weigth to be sure. Note however that (according to Gilboy) the average weight of Mexico City Columnarios in Fine to Very...
That one looks like a nice, representative example of this appealing coin - "Dos Mundos". Congratulations. In my opinion this is one of the...
Here is a beautiful sestertius of Agrippina (not mine!) issued under Caligula bearing her portrait and a carpentum - SPQR MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE.
With regard to the O.P's question, my vote goes to Agrippina the Elder. I find her portraits very appealing, if somewhat stern. But she is...
Moneylover, I agree with you that grading these early issues is not straightforward. Witness this 1814 Dime: one could grade it anywhere from EFXX...
Leave it to 900fine to discern the die marriage. well done. Not easy given the many die varieties of the 1927 10C. Grade wise, I place this...
As other have said: the OP coin is NOT GENUINE. It is actually a poorly made fake - the devices and positioning on both Obverse and Reverse do...
Nice coin Doug. The 3 Monetae reverse is quite appealing, and that is a nice example. Provenance is always an added bonus, and I agree a previous...
I had one, and sold it (the follies of youth......). A most splendid coin as the Brits would say.
Good discussion. BTW, does anybody here own any R-6's (or higher) ? My scarcest coppers are R-5's, and would love to see some R-6's if...
I regularly follow major auction and Ebay appearances of key date dimes minted between 1809-1828, for example the 1822, 1809, 1811, (and 1824...
Hi, Rex. Interesting you dug up this old thread. Yes, I still have this Lucius Verus denarius. Here is what the reverse looks like. It is the...
Shaking hands is common practice in Europe today, at least in most west European countries - France, Germany, Spain, Italy. The only country that...
From the German coin catalogues (either Muenzen Revue of Money Trend) the following are the years/mintmarks to watch out for: Year - Mintmark...
That is a nice coin too, rex. Another nice expressive protrait (different than your clasped hands example), and with a reverse that I do not...
Well, lets see, I have the cent, the dime and the dollar. Just missing the half dollar, the half cent, the half dime the half eagle, and the...
Nice and scarce coin, specially in that condition. Seems to be Spink 1286 variety, noted in the catalogue as with "obverse legends erased"....
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