Bing, It looks like your fingers are centered between the pans better than mine.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I use a KOBALT digital micrometer that my son gave me several years ago. He used one where he worked and thought it far...
I have picked up several Roman scale weights, scale parts and coins showing scales. This coin is in the latter group and was a consolation for...
https://www.ngccoin.com/auction-central/us/st-gaudens-20-1907-1933-pscid-70/auctions/1924-20-ms-fgrade-64-tgrade-64-coinid-19177 The link above is...
Welcome to ancient coin collecting @Lawtoad ! I hope you have as much fun learning history and coins as I have. I think the first book in the...
I like your avatars. Mine is one of my favorite pieces, a silver knuckle bone. I have a few: silver, bronze, lead, bone and bone with lead weight...
Three scale weights arrived recently. This one looks like it has a wolf or wolf and twins on it. Take a look and see what you think. I have not...
That is an interesting coin, but only gave it an 8. It is not my collecting area and if I went to 10 I'd have to buy one. Interesting how the mint...
The cost to join ANS is a bit higher than ANA. ANS $115/95 with and without the AJN magazine. ANA $46/28 with and without print copy of ANA...
You can see more about this on my blog - http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/
I bought three weights in a recent auction. The best item is one in the form of Cupid. Note the chain is a thick braid formed loops crossed at 90...
Great coins, I like the young coin pics of Caracalla and Geta (but do not have any). He aged a lot from 208 to 210 if the coin dates match what he...
I read an interesting presentation on Academia.edu by Clive Stannard. Yes, the Stannard adjustment guy. You can get a copy here:...
Great presentation. I like to show some of my cast pieces on pages of Garrucci or plates from Haeberline. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There was a time when buying a car, it was wise to ask what day it was produced. Monday and Friday cars were not as good as Tuesday to Thursday...
I am not sure what "dumb down" means. I have been to a few shows and it seems that the better graded exhibits look more like AP English book...
Great coin! Octavian / Augustus was in charge long enough to produce lots of interesting coins. They seem to be popular today -> prices are...
Thanks for the video. Improving coin pictures is on my to do list.
I bought an interesting cast coin today. I will post that coin when it arrives. This coin was an adder. I saw it in the Roman Imperial section and...
happy 3rd! I like your Vespasian with Victory stomping the snake.
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