Just dug up and dusted off these old pix and spreadsheets on Collectors Universe. Man, apparently I had way too much time on my hands back then!...
Roman Empire: silver denarius of Septimius Severus, ca. 193-211 AD, NGC Ch AU (Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5) Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head...
(January 2021 edit: this old index thread is incomplete and was not kept updated.) Hopefully anyone who'd like to see my collected content will...
"Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady": Bizarre folk art carving on ca. 1811-1813 Canadian token [IMG] Larger picture Larger reverse image...
"Died on the Train": 1878 mourning token engraved on 1858 Seated Liberty half [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin:...
"Two Bits for an Odd Fellow" : Fraternal lodge token on 1857 Seated Liberty quarter [IMG] Larger obverse image Larger reverse image Host coin:...
A. Pontos, Amisos: silver Persic standard drachm, ca. late 5th-4th century BC [IMG] B. Taras, Calabria, silver drachm, ca. 302-281 BC [IMG]...
I unexpectedly won this 1/3 guinea piece in the GC auction last night, on an impulse bid, since it seemed to be pretty low. GC had erroneously...
Hey, I never said it was ancient. ;)
I have noticed that while CT has a wonderfully vibrant and active Ancient Coins community, it seems the World Coins forum is pretty sleepy by...
Yes, unsurprisingly on my budget, my first electrum is a tiny little hekte. I liked this one for the design, centering (no "nose off the flan"...
A. ($519 after shipping) [IMG] B. ($446.21 plus registered shipping from Europe) [IMG]
A. [IMG] GREEK. EPIRUS. Ambracia. Struck circa 404-336 BC. AR Stater. NGC VF✭ (Very Fine ✭) Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5. 8.21gm. Pegasus flying left...
Here is a lot of 32 German Imperial (Kaiserreich) minor-denomination coins; 1- 2- and 5-pfennig pieces from the late 1800s. All are in 2x2...
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This type is listed in the Red Book's colonial coin section, so I'm including it with my US grading polls, just for fun. This one is has a little...
Most if not all of the long hairline scratches you see are on the plastic, not the coin. Note the large mark on the plastic on the right side of...
The toning was slightly lighter in hand than in these pictures. [IMG] [SPOILER]
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