I agree with the others. It was imitating a Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, but not very successfully. Most likely it was not made with the...
Not too small yet JA. I have quite a few 5th century AE5's, (barely large enough for a tiny head on obverse and part of a monogram on reverse),...
With toned coins, unless you can trust the seller or are extremely knowledgable, but it in person. Coin photography can make any coin look much...
I agree as well. No sense buying a coin you will never enjoy. Nice pickups man, especially the sestertius. ;)
Um, ok. I never knew there was one iota of doubt that these types of sellers were selling made up rolls and a BS story, but thanks for the...
Wasn't sure where you were going with that title Dave. If you were 16 I might have been more worried....
I always read they thought it would circulate. This might sound funny, but we were in the Civil war and immediately all gold and silver coins left...
Gold coins were never demonitized, just ruled illegal to own above a certain quantity. Roosevelt wanted to force people to be active in the...
Still, how many coins could this fit? Not many. Traditional desktop cabinets were taller and wider than this, and many still only held 100 coins.
Dang it, THIS close. :(
I do not believe any US coins have been voted non-legal tender save for maybe Trade dollars. Some places might have LIMITS as to what you can pay...
Both are good. I have also used Brooklyn Gallery for supplies.
I thought the law of 1853 demonitized foreign coins. It took us that long to ramp up US production so we could still continue commerce and make...
I think its a lot smaller than you are imagining. I believe I have seen this before, and its like 10 inches high.
Exactly. I know people like to throw previous generations of collectors under the bus, but this was the reason WHY dipping was done. Collectors...
I have no issues with what either of you have said. I collect even more esoteric, even uglier coins. Please don't think I am one of those "I only...
Nice writeup. This is one of the harder areas of numismatics to teach people. My only input would be to emphasize that even if its blast white...
Not mine. :) I think they had it right initially. Its been over 40 year already. Does anyone really consider an Ike to be an attractively...
I would say Draped Bust myself, but to each his own.
Sorry, but I do not see how comparing something to one of the most popular coins in the world helps anything. I have coins less than a couple...
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