I want one of these.
Love the design.
Wonder why they show NYC on the slab label? I mean, why not, it's OK; just doesn't seem to bear much relation to West Point or whatever.
I'm kind of envious of your passion. 46 years in, I get a bit jaded, but I remember what that excitement of a fresh pursuit felt like. I do...
A little bit of everything, as I have since 2013, when I abandoned all pursuits of structured "sets" and went completely freestyle. I am eclectic...
Here is the World Coins thread he is referring to.
^ I love that 1799 dollar. For something much more modern: my birthyear cent is rather strikingly toned. [IMG]
Yes, it's kept me busy, but as long as it's fun for me (which it has been, so far), I don't mind all that.
I've done our drawing, and the lucky number was... 5! [ATTACH] And Post #5 was by @SensibleSal66 ! Coingratulations, Sal. I believe I have...
Neat misalignment.
You probably should have posted this in whatever original thread you're referencing. Here, without context, it's hard to say what we're looking at?
Capped, not "Caped". Fun gift. It's hard not to like Capped Bust coins in any grade. That looks like an ANACS slab?
Now we come to... ROUND 6. The prize is a Roman quarter-follis (Æ3) of the emperor Maximian, struck circa 305 AD. The reverse features the...
Haha! Better put on your lorica segmentata! ;) [ATTACH] Image credit: Wikimedia/Medium69
Time for the drawing for Round 5. Our lucky number was... 146! [ATTACH] And Post #146 was by... @chlorinated ! Coingratulations, @chlorinated...
Yes, as mentioned, the majority of collectors of ancient coins do not like slabs, for the reasons described. Since I'm only a dabbler in ancients...
Congrats. My October 2007 join date puts me two months earlier than you, but it doesn't count, since I only posted about ten times and then...
I intend to be there. Look for this hat on the bourse floor. [IMG] (It no longer is covered in gold coins, but it will have plenty of coins on...
I don’t have a favorite based on patina, really, but this Norman gold tari has the original earthen deposits retained- I sent it off to PCGS that...
Aha. Here's a pic of the slab inserts. [ATTACH]
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