I really like medals, too. I'm never sure about when they were minted or whether they are "authentic," however. For example, when was this...
Thanks for looking. And here is the final grade: [ATTACH] I would have thought that strike would have counted for more in a coin's grade. guy
Great looking medal! I think medals are very underrated and are both beautiful and historic. I think the criticisms offered of George III are...
What a great reverse. guy
I'll post the grade (and this coin did grade) later today. My question: What's going on with the reverse? I saw this coin on E-bay....
Ancient Doug: I always appreciate your responses to my posts. That said, I think the moneyer had great control of the images (and messages) of...
Interesting video I saw over at the PCGS site. I wonder if it will be taken down soon:...
I'm planning to submit the following as part of a larger post to a non-numismatic Ancient Roman site. Is what I wrote factually correct? By the...
I like this video clip for some background information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBXbaPDleC0 guy
People who collect Ancients are passionate about their hobby. They don't need silly registry sets to validate their study. Infact, most Ancient...
A fine collection of Ancients is any collection that gives me insight into life of the Ancient World (and that's not hard to do). :p For me, a...
That's an interesting idea since she was later captured by the Romans. Both she and her son were later prized trophies in Germanicus'...
Nice coin. Neat piece of history. I guess one has to put the coin in the context of history. As you know, there was relative stability along...
I was surprised to see this coin graded so highly. I checked the NGC certification site and the picture matches :eek:. Question: Is it just a...
It will interesting to see what this new technology (lytro light field camera) will bring to numismatic photography:...
I like a bigger camera to see the smaller details :devil:: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] guy
Thanks Ancient Doug for your reply. Something for me to think about. Thanks, again. guy
I imagine one screw up (misgrade) could cost thousands. guy
Quick question for the Ancients here: The Egyptian economy was a closed one. A person needed to exchange his denarii for tetradrahms whenever...
I know how much everyone hates slabbed Ancients...but the price was right. :devil: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] I know it's not a drachm, but I...
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