Not necessarily sir. Real items are found occasionally, but especially for this coin I am usually higher skeptical of unslabbed pieces. There are...
I cannot tell from your pics regarding the dot after the D or the wheat stalk. That is the area I would look at if you can see your coin clearer....
Those 1 stak patterns on your link sure do look just like Tigranes portrait. I am with John, I do believe they are showing Tigranes the Great,...
I agree, good analysis. Just think how few of these pieces of crud cents will survive in the future. Most I have seen found with metal detectors...
I am worried as well. Why are the date and VDB so bright and clear versus the portrait? This coin in particular amongst wheat cents begs being...
I have heard color enhancement and for some reason some nicks on the coin do not really show up on the photos. For me, this is hearsay since I...
The 80's took out a bunch of rounds manufacturers as well. I agree with Dunk, its a cyclical industry. Without a country name and denomination on...
Yeah, I have heard that. I prefer old fashioned dealers who, either verbally or pictorially, describe a coin that will be better in hand than...
Welcome back. I would concur with Doug's sage wisdom, never invest in coins, buy them for your love of them. Its a hobby. I would get a single...
I love the Chi Ro in between the standards. To me, that makes this a most unusual and interesting coin.
They are participating in a Thai festival called Loy Krathong. Its where you make offerings into the river of flowers and candles. I did it in...
Very nice condition for an early penny. Most of these come pretty rough, yours looks very nice indeed.
So as another present to myself, (besides the Ostrogoth piece), I received this just before Christmas. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Its is right at half...
I agree with the others. What I had always heard was copper in RIC was dramatically overestimated for rarity since most of the coins sampled for...
You are about where I am then. My last major spends in PM have been semi-numismatic to numismatic gold. I just received a Thai half ounce gold...
I was around in 1980. Of course bullion, .999, is worth more to refiners, and the price paid was higher. It will be in the future as well....
The main thing I would add is about premiums. Premiums disappear when markets rise, so if you are buying only for investment things like pandas...
Good point. I do not buy much silver anymore besides ancient coins since my sdb is getting full, (and heavy, probably 100 pounds now). At some...
Many of these come rough. The red is a type of corrosion. Don't assume you could have made it better YOC, copper does not survive well in this...
Ardashir and Shapur I bronzes. Scarce, like most Sassanid bronzes.
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