Thanks, everyone, for the information. :cheers: I'm always impressed by the amount of knowledge without attitude shared on this forum. guy
Here's another view: [ATTACH] If they are fingerprints, how can a coin be graded so highly? Fingerprints don't matter? guy
Are these fingerprints on the coin? If not, what could these lines be? This coins was graded MS 64. [ATTACH] guy
Thank you for the reply! guy
Wow. Interesting coins. Here's where I show my ignorance. (Easy to do.) If these coins came from Romanized Egypt (dated 2nd-mid third...
Beautiful coin. Are you from Scotland? My dad's folks were "invited" to leave after The 45. Although not big fans of Bonnie Prince Charlie,...
Sorry: I can't afford full crowns: [ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
It takes just two people to bid something up big time. Interests can be obscure and relatively unique. Every once in a while, however,...
I claim no numismatic knowledge or expertise. :p This, however is what was written at the Heritage site for a lower quality similar coin that...
Nice reverse. guy
Back to the coin in question: The year 1672 is very important in Dutch history. By 1672, the English under King Charles II joined the French in...
:secret: Shhhhh! Wait till I get the ones I want. British halfpennies are still relatively inexpensive: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
I don't collect coins, but I do "accumulate" world coins from certain eras: UK (1688-1837, the Glorious Revolution to Queen Vic.)...
Agree. I despise registry sets and I have little interest in US coinage. This, I gather, is CU's strong point. For me, Cointalk is the place...
If I had more time (also money and energy), I would delve further into the history and numismatics of the French Revolution / Napoleonic era....
I believe in the law of unintended consequences. I am much more a fan of Edmund Burke (or David Hume) than I am of Jean-Jacques Rousseau....
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Although I don't collect coins, I do accumulate them to better understand the period of Roman history...
This technique may allow better assessment of the coins of a hoard found in a jar, for example, without disturbing the original order of placement...
Any thoughts?: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/09/x-rays-reveal-secrets-roman-coins?INTCMP=SRCH The rotating images built up from...
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