Were the coins real?
I like any of them and all of them. Thanks for the feedback.
@Bing Would you say they were the same. It is very difficult as worn as mine is. It took several days for me to decide.
I think this is the correct attribute. Comments and corrections are always welcome.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE, Bronze Quadrans....
A man after my own mood.
They may have been used in advertisements where they glue a coin to a leaflet as an enticement.
There are lots of gimmicks on eBay. I've seen this one many times. There was one that had a silver 3 cent piece showing on one end. Wow, what if...
They are all "keepers" except the one with paint all over it - that one is damaged.
Here is a FIDES but that is all I know about it. Still searching. Any help would be appreciated. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is one of mine, a Crispus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, I too can see them both ways.
If you plan on keeping them I would go the most frugal way. I am old and I like the same thing. I don't have any in slabs. They are mine and I...
[ATTACH] Look raised to me.
That holder looks oversize too. If it is sliding back and forth it will wear it.
The lines look like they were in the die. They don't appear to be incused but rather raised. I enlarged the photo to see this. JMO
All of these postings are very interesting. I don't have any "...the price was right..." coins. I have a very nice collection of ancients. Perhaps...
Or a snake oil salesman.
Very nice.
I'm OK with that. But, I like to hear George M Cohan and John Phillips Sousa on the 4th of July.
Watching the fireworks on TV tonight instead of patriotic music all the fireworks were sent up to songs of Detroit origin.
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