In the UK metal detectorists are encouraged by the Portable Antiquities Scheme administered by the British Museum and National Museum of Wales and...
The one thing to be concerned about with detecting in Belgium is the huge amount of ordnance left over from two world wars, much of it unstable....
What a superb looking coin and Germania certainly has the "woe is me" look about her!
Firstly, congratulations to Panzerman on a fantastic coin, you were cheated as I didn't vote because I only caught up with the competition today...
Please count me in if it helps even numbers, this will give me a real imperative to start photographing my coins again as I was becoming...
I use a Nikon Coolpix and this thread has been SO educational for me. What more could you want? Interesting coins and advice how to photograph...
Well just above the motto I see a stain that looks like the profile of the French President De Gaulle facing left.
Thank you Roman Collector that was very helpful and I learnt something new!
If the coins were lathe turned for the preparation of the flan then would this not be a standard practise so the quantity of these would be...
This is something that has been perplexing me recently and I was going to raise this soon but lordmorcovan beat me to it. I have been buying coins...
That's a great buy!
This is my one and only Cistophorus that I have shared before. [IMG][IMG] Marc Anthony and Octavia . Conjoined heads of Marc Anthony and...
Many thanks Valentinian I could understand that perfectly :-)
I believe the final price certainly confirms what everyone here thought. It seems extraordinary the number of fakes on ebay and the number of...
Well I would have been really pleased with that coin Ides. I have bid on one in a Heritage auction and if I was successful it would be my first...
Thank you all, confirmed my amateur opinion. I'll pass and I really appreciate your advice.
I don't think the full size image has posted so will try again.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] See...
Here is a coin on ebay that ends today and I wondered if anyone had a view on it. I am not experienced enough to form an opinion. There are no...
Thank you Doug and I will take your advice. The less "exciting" coins are of equal interest to me but of course when you see scarce coins they...
Bing, I hadn't posted the Julius Caesar coin previously as it had only been offered to me recently but had posted the Pompey. I have been sorting...
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