Probably not the most useful reply....
High relief coins, especially low grade ancients, provide a strong tactile effect that may be interesting. I think @Insider recently related a...
I know very little about these, but I don't see anything in those pictures that makes it look fake (the slab looks good, too). The grainy...
The obverse is scuffed up enough that this tops out at 65, I think. If the luster is strong (which it appears like it might be), then PCGS may...
I saw this the other day, and knew that it needed to be mine. Guess the grade! (the haziness in the top right quadrant of the obverse is on the...
Can you explain what I'm looking at? What I see is a lump of slag (especially the one in the last post), but I'm sure that's not it. What are...
So it sounds like this Sear guy wrote the best general survey of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins. Did he do Persian/Parthian or "barbaric"...
The reeding on a proof coin will usually be crisp and sharp. These reeds are soft and rounded.
I just read Sayles book. It was a good introduction, but it is a very high level overview.
Let's start with "general survey" and "background information." Depending on what I decide to collect, the attribution guide will come later.
NGC also requires the vertical lines to be split, which your coin also does not meet. There is no way this is even close to FB.
The coin has been dipped/cleaned and is starting to retone. I do not like the look of this one. I would grade it VF+ $295 is a really strong...
Yup, definitely MD.
I agree with the consensus on this one.
I'd call it high EF details, cleaned. You paid a strong price for it, in my opinion. I'm not sure if the "green" we are seeing is actually PVC,...
We recently had a very useful thread on references for Roman coins ( https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ric-a-publication-history.286278/ ). As a...
I am assuming that most of these references don't include Byzantine coins, but where exactly do they stop? There seems to be some debate about...
I think has more likely been polished with baking soda or some other harsh cleaning method. That will leave the surfaces "shiny". Interpreting...
Just as easy to make counterfeit CAC stickers. I've heard a couple of rumours about them, but I'm surprised that threat never really materialized.
Yeah, you could do that. Or, you could use Excel's powerful formula writing package to change the file name automatically when you...
Separate names with a comma.
