Yeah, I should have spoke on the obverse elements. THere is an eagle beneath Trajan, a club, (most assuredly a reference to Hercules), and a stalk...
But that is what made it even MORE confusing. Reading a thread called, "American coins ....." in the World and Ancient section was even more...
Its a little slow, so I will post this one: [ATTACH] I won it a few weeks ago. Its a Tet from Tyre of Trajan, (love the illiteration), on the...
The Schwartze is strong on that nickel...... Ok, sorry guys, I just couldn't resist the Spaceballs random reference. I laughed. :)
Ouch, really? I am getting old. I used to collect Bust halves EF/AU and I do not believe I ever paid more than $200 for one, (a really pretty AU...
Better eyes than I have sir.
Yeah, the weight is the killer in storing coins in general. I have the larger size, (maybe 14"x14"x3'), and a lot of the space is boxes of...
I thought this was a funny thread. Did you know Siberian Man your thread would be read completely differently by people living in the US than you...
I agree its weird. Looking at it from the pic, I see AL?POROM, but that is a modern sensibility. I am reading the two O's as an O becuase I am...
I would need to see in hand with a loupe. To me, Alhambra double stamped seems more likely, (between Alameda and Alhambra).
There are new machines that can copy the surfaces of coins, and replicate this into a die. Historically only cast coins, (since they are made from...
Nice post Blaubart. OP, you can search other threads on safes wehre I outlined why installation is critical, and you are better off with a cheap...
I agree junk silver is a good medium to buy silver. I have also been preaching that many premiums disappear is pm spikes. I also agree that pm...
No freaking clue. I am sure I cannot match you on different types of Nabateans John, but maybe in volume. I have a double row box almost...
Yep. Tests are great to show you what you do not know. Do you REALLY want to find out what you do not know? Teach the class. Trying to teach and...
Sorry man, but US coins are so danged expensive, and I collected them for so long, that is why $500 is not very interesting to me. Not trying to...
Hmmm, just $500? Maybe a nice little $5 gold indian head.
Yes, and it applies to double eagles as well, and even ancient things like the Ptolemaic huge bronzes being very popular. Collectors just like big...
Nah, its part of the hobby. It always has been. Now, its YOUR job to minimize the amount of fakes in your collection. You do this by education,...
Mine only said, "I will give you about three fifty". Then I happened to notice he was not a coin dealer, but a dang old loch ness monster. I said,...
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