This coin is definitely worthy of being posted in the "coin porn" thread.
That is a good example of what I find interesting about the Ancients forum. There is so much variety that you could say the same about pretty...
I hope you are not cleaning your coins abrasively. For circulated coins dip is also a bad idea. Better to just use acetone. Circulated coins...
It cost less than NGC's standard grading fee. The slab looks brand new so I'm pretty sure Heritage sent it in with a bulk submission. They...
Here are photos I just took with a flash: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just picked up this Byzantine follis from a Heritage Ebay auction (seller's photos attached). It was cheap and I couldn't resist adding another...
Although I most prefer classics, I think there is more long term potential in moderns than a lot of people realize. The 1980's issues with their...
Very impressive! Considering the rough manner in which these notes were cut, there couldn't have been many in 65EPQ even on the day they came off...
I just looked on Heritage and problem free AU's have been selling in the 850-900 range.
The reverse may be right on but the obverse doesn't match, obverse looks like 1551?
I'm referring to the depression at the center of this blown up photo which is the top of the obverse of the OP coin. Some people speculated that...
I would grade it PF15 Cameo.
So I opened an account this weekend on acsearch and started hunting. The Abydos coins were the only ones that looked at all similar to mine. The...
Although this takes them to the dark side of gray, there is nothing illegal about using technique to take good photos. Unethical, definitely....
If they are just taking nice photos of the coins in the best possible lighting conditions, then no. If they are photoshopping them to hide flaws,...
That's exactly the position I'm in. My collection is a long ways from major auction house category, although Lord willing I have a lot more years...
Actually that sounds like a good idea, I didn't think about the photos. That would work better for ancients than for moderns, since ancients...
Yes, unfortunately you speak the truth, I stand corrected... I really meant to say "if I pass on early"... Just keep rubbing in my loss of youth :-(
Okay, so now I'm going to apologize in advance for crashing the slab "tea party" and throwing a turd in the punchbowl lol... I posted a slabbed...
I don't think they are crooks. They just take advantage of the fact that photos have a major impact on selling price. Digital photography is an...
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