Here´s Apollo [ATTACH]
Beautiful examples. A really neat countermarked piece, have not seen one on a Nero coin before.
The two letters are just a little weakly struck due to grease/debris partly filling the incuse part of the die. Sometimes the letter is completely...
Entry Post. Count me in my Lord for number 2, Septimus Severus. All the coins I have bought this year and I still don´t have a Hercules reverse....
Well done @fretboard hope you enjoy your prize. And thank you @lordmarcovan for bringing us another great giveaway.
Arrived this morning and better than the VCoins dealers photo. It is a pleasure for me to acquire a Nero, (my first), with at least a legible name...
Beautiful pick up, well spotted
Noted and thank you for the alert.
1980-1990 now folks
Great find. Minted in Bogota with a condor reverse and just 89,000 struck in .666 Silver.
@Curtis this thread, the examples shown and your explanations of types has opened my eyes. I had never before given much thought to the...
Some wonderful coins shown. My fav "captive" [ATTACH]
A portrait of the radical pacifist Bertha von Suttner, she is a symbol of Austria's efforts over many decades to support peace.
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The first 5 took a hit. Copper is very soft, you can see the upper vertical is a fraction of the width it should be.
It looks like LIBERTY to me, the B is clear enough- Blow up of your thumbnail [ATTACH]
I don´t know what you have been reading, but a soak in acetone removes organic substances, does not create an altered surface and does no harm to...
Give it a little soak in 100% acetone (NOT nail polish remover).
could be some sort of adhesive residue.
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