So let's have a drawing, shall we? Would have happened yesterday, if the site hadn't been kaput for the better part of a day. :( I'm not sure...
Maybe, but not necessarily. I've seen a variety of patinas on them in lots of different grades. Just like you might see on smaller copper coins....
The colors range from reddish to chocolate brown to blackish. I agree, the dark color is kind of nice. Numista calls that a "reticulated" edge....
Certainly wasn't bad for a melt bucket find.
While the 1771 is higher grade, that 1782 has the nicest surfaces, I think- of all the half dozen or so I bought last fall. (Three of which...
Mexico (Spanish Colonial): silver 2-reales of Charles III, 1788-Mo FM, Mexico City mint [ATTACH] Obverse: Armored bust of Charles III, right....
(An arguably political post above- and the responses to it- have been removed. Keep that aspect out of the discussion, please.) I didn't buy any...
Gives 'em a nice tangy aroma, though.
Russia: copper 5-kopecks of Catherine the Great, 1782-EM, Ekaterinburg mint Copper, 41.8 mm, 56.42 g. Krause-Mishler (Cohen)-59.3, Numista-8257....
Russia: copper 5-kopecks of Catherine the Great, 1771-EM, Ekaterinburg mint Copper, 42 mm, 47.98 g. Krause-Mishler (Cohen)-59.3, Numista-8257....
Fun stuff. I did it, years ago. Never had the 1869/69, but had all the rest.
Russia: copper 5-kopecks of Catherine the Great, 1769-EM, Ekaterinburg mint Copper, 41.5 mm, 41.51 g. Krause-Mishler (Cohen)-59.3, Numista-8257....
I have always liked these big, impressive coppers since I encountered some in a "$20 pick bin" bowl at one of the FUN shows in the early 2000s....
Good question. The word does sort of seem to imply that, doesn't it? But I note @Dima's reply above, and realize that what was said there may in...
Sorry, but that's a no-no on CT, I'm afraid. I do not always personally agree with that particular rule, but it is my duty to enforce it. So I...
There are lots of them. I am primarily a World Coin guy, after all. Check out the list, if you haven’t already. And I have hundreds more that...
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Backtracking a bit: Even though random fate landed @expat in jail and left him stranded in 1865 when his time machine disintegrated before he...
I wonder if anyone is going to go somewhere besides Philadelphia? @spirityoda’s Salt Lake City jaunt was a good idea in theory, but went sour...
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