Heat exposure is common, or possibly chemical exposure.
Never heard of the danake, but obolus is an obol. Its a very tiny unit of silver, so one could think of a dime or possibly a half dime value of...
I agree slight offcenter, and color almost guaranteed to be PMD. Sorry.
Emperor Sheng Zu, 1662-1722, Hartill 1285 or 1286 depending on weight. Board of Revenue mint in Peking, (Beijing). I do not see it as a forgery,...
I know its beating a dead horse, but in the US if you talk about a pound of PM, to me at least its assumed you are talking about a troy pound,...
Lol, somehow I knew that one was coming when I wrote my post.
Thanks for posting. My favorite I think is the Menander from Taxila. I am collecting the area, and have other coins from Taxila but no Indo-Greek...
Well concerning the OP's point, there is at least one "coin" I know of as dangerous to even hold too long. THe Aztecs made copper hoes as...
Well I am seeing very strong downturn in prices of collectibles overall during this recession. Stuff that used to be $1000 is lucky to find a...
Look like Nepalese or similar area. I would agree.
Like others said, look at 2 peso coins or similar. Or just buy silver and some day trade up a bunch of them for some gold. You are a young guy,...
Looks like a 19th century, possibly early 20th century bronze. Most coinage metals aren't magnetic, so that will only show if its a cheap fake. I...
My opinions would be $50 would be fair for the RR. Lower grade, but serrated issues are popular and go for more typically. $150 for the Parthian...
My opinion is all PM and many other materials are related to oil prices since the incremental costs of producing them is tied to it. Think of them...
Jason, I would never trust this feeling. Form your own opinion. While there are some bright people here, going with a herd mentality is very...
I agree the seller is pretty high. I think when a lot of us quote values, its our values, experienced collectors who know where and how to look...
Some are, but you can choose your own poison by deciding on what grades to collect. It would be MUCH worst if they have done 18th century issues. :)
I agree, very nice. :) With those better pics, I would grade it aVF. Very nice coin at any price, but even better free, huh?
True, sorry I missed that. However, I find both firms using US grading standards on our coins. Btw FTWrath, I like your coin a lot. Very cool...
Btw, not to demean your coin, but its about a gF, maybe aVF. I would have to see it in hand. NGC overgrades these. They use US grading standards...
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