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Nice acquisition! Congratulations.
A beautiful coin! Yes, prices for this type of shekel, while always quite high, generally, seem to be shooting up over the past few years....
Nice coin! Actually 1823 was the first year of republican "hookneck" 8 reales production at the Mexico City Mint.
One other option, or arrow in your quiver, to to ask for a price reduction. I was the second highest bidder in an auction a few years ago....
I sent a tetradrachm back to Roma a year or so as a possible fourré. There was one area that I was suspicious about, but wasn't sure, since the...
I do, when the opportunity presents itself, like to acquire exceedingly rare literary works by very obscure authors of the early 20th century....
A very interesting coin! I think it is an imitation. The style of the figures and their headdresses on the obverse look quite un-Byzantine.
At least, with ancient coins, the number of countermarks that a coin can have is more or less limited by the size of the flan. In more modern...
Wonderful write-up, and ambitious, given the breadth and scope of the subject. It is a good idea to do this in parts, after all, when you're...
Here's one more countermarked tetradrachm. This coin appears to have a Phoenician W (waw) on the obverse. The countermark was punched...
Hi Donna First, I just want to mention that I am not an expert on counterstamps or countermarks. Actually, I am much closer to a "rank...
Thanks. Yes, there is a definite resemblance. I think your explanation is far more plausible. I will make a note.
I guess my favorite ancient, in terms of bright toning, at least in part, along with a pleasing design and strike, would be my Syracuse...
Nice coin! I'd wait and see if any green powdery growth occurs before applying the Ren Wax, just to be sure the coin is BD-free.
I love to collect coins with interesting countermarks. Not only are the countermarks often challenging to interrupt, they also provide...
I have three 80 drachmae of Cleopatra. Of the three, two had to be treated for bronze disease; this is the best example and came to me BD-free....
I am slowly getting around to photographing more coins, and today I finished taking images of my follis from the brief period of joint rule by...
The coinage that we collect is often filled with symbolism, reflecting the times in which they were produced. The "Willow Thaler" of Hesse-Kassel...
Here's an 8 reales from Oaxaca, 1863, assayer FR, somewhat weak in the centers (typical) that might be useful for comparison. 26.8 grams [ATTACH]
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