Wow that's a beautiful coin @panzerman . Probably better than most that you would find above the water!
I think a lot of assumptions are made about weight and texture because they are indicative of immersion and leaching of metals and erosion so its...
Although I said I thought it is real, your images aren't the best as I now see striations which could be a pixel issue or something else. I do...
I'd run with @jgenn on this and send it back if you can. There is no doubt it is real but with no provenance and worn to the back of beyond there...
Love the fish. Sturgeon? Could be Barbel in the UK.
Has to be a fleet coin for me, biggest decisive maritime battle in the Ancient World. [ATTACH] MARCUS ANTONIUS FLEET DENARIUS LEG V11 RSC 34...
Yes I completely agree with you @jgenn and I will make a conscious effort to raise this point on occasion. Unfortunately wherever there is money...
Thank you for commenting, I appreciate it and had not thought of your opinion. No need to apologise to me because I have confidence in the...
There is a seller on Ebayer who I believe is honest but over several years he has had a propensity to describe quite a number of coins as showing...
I would post this on The Cob Corner @bear32211 , @robinjojo and others can identify this. My only comment is that I read somewhere that heart...
I decided to create this thread for a number of reasons and in homage to The Cob Corner thread created by @robinjojo. My reasons are simple,...
Here's something different. Silver bars in the Mel Fisher museum Key West. [ATTACH]
Glad you liked them @Eric Babula and thank you @lordmarcovan for all the work you do around these giveaways. A point of interest, and in an idle...
Here is my latest English Civil War coin that arrived today. [IMG] [IMG] Charles I (1625-1649) 1/2 Crown 1644 Fine 12 NGC, Bristol mint,...
Better advice from @robinjojo The book he recommends is a MUST HAVE !
[ATTACH] Victor makes a good point. There have been pirates since Adam learnt to swim! Carausius, 287-293 Antoninianus Londinium circa 290-292,...
Welcome @CoinFox , a bit difficult to pin a coin to a Pirate but really easy to collect what they stole and used. Shipwreck coins are something I...
A couple of years ago on Ebay I saw a 1884 CC Morgan Dollar described as about "brand new".
To date I have been lucky with a number of these as I guess I am buying from either inheritors or non-collectors who are placing them without...
My heading is about coins not me, although I'm pretty ancient. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Forty...
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