The obverse legend is missing a typical COS at the end for the type?
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Whew. That is complicated. Not sure I followed it all, but acquiring this kind of specialized knowledge must be a process. I did find the above...
Interesting. Seems to be about 10 different animals but some 29 different combinations of animals+deities. Looks like a fun series to collect. I...
Very cool. About how many animals make up the Gallienus zoo series?
Those are beautiful, Jamesicus. I find interesting that huge, empty exergue just begging for a mintmark. Wonder why they never put one there.
I've had great experiences with Victor as well. I just assumed it was because we're both in Tennessee, some 150 miles of I-40 between us. Victor's...
I had the same experience with Savoca. The coin I bought was inexpensive, so the shipping fee felt a bit much. But it was very nice to have that...
Don’t get either of them wet! Can a witch get bronze disease?
Wow. Israel to Florida. That’s impressive.
[ATTACH] So late Friday night I was scrolling through some online coin dealers’ inventory at about 11 PM. Probably a bad idea. Anyway, I knew my...
Well that’s very helpful advice.
I live in the U.S. I have sold a coin to an international buyer only once. Because I had received coins regularly undervalued, I didn't quite know...
I have seen coins that I bought at a reasonable market price be sent to me valued at a fraction of the paid amount. The price I paid was...
My impressions may be anecdotal and inaccurate, but it seems to me that I have received multiple international coin packages with their contents...
Sadly, I've gotten a first-hand lesson in many of these issues / techniques recently.
@TIF, you know a little TOO much about forging coins... :-)
I think I will leave those measures to the seller. It’s going back. Host coin or not. If I see a clone of my coin on eBay every couple of years,...
I have no idea how to do that.
Well, that unusual scenario would indeed change my estimation of a currently “worthless” coin. It would obviously have authentic value. Just not...
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