I have never had a custom holder made. I have modified Capital holders (using a Dremmel tool) to fit coins. :smile
#1 What is the approximate diameter & weight of your avatar coin? #2 Welcome to CoinTalk. :welcome: #3 I mostly just lurk & read ancient...
IMO my avatar is probably the result of a randomly occurring mis-feed in the automatic coining press. I assume that it got out of the mint in a...
This is a Carlos y Johanna 4-maravedi copper coin. It was minted in Santo Domingo sometime between 1542 and 1556. It circulated in the New World...
Sorry, I didn’t identify the two coins (for those that don’t recognize them or read the legends). The first is Constantine I from 307-337 AD....
These two are the highest grade in my small ancient collection.
It may interest you to know that there is also a Judd 1690 pattern that is dated 1882 and essentially the same design that was used on the 1883...
Check your math.
I'll take a photo of my set-up at home. It is a little bit nicer & more stable than the free-hand process described in post #13.
The year was something like 1969 or 1970. :D
I found one of these LC-69S-04 in circulation. :hail:
Looking forward to your posts. :welcome:
You lucky pup. Post photos when you have them.
P.S. I think you meant "Heck of a deal"
Toolhous.org shows the seller has four recent negative feedbacks. All state something about the coins being harshly cleaned/polished etc.
Thanks for the thought provoking post. Everything else being equal, I would take the coin #3. However, I am not an experienced ancient coin...
I have experience/knowledge regarding the V-nickel series and also in the field of error coins. The avatar seemed appropriate when I joined CT &...
correspondence course available Detecto: As I recall, this information is included in the ANA's correspondence course. I recommend the ANA's...
#1 Coins of the World can be collected on the cheap & the process promotes learning subjects of geography, politics, economics, etc. Make sure...
Perhaps I should comment for the OP on how these particular photos were taken. Camera is a standard Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS point & shoot...
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