They can if you're not careful but just using them to take a few careful measurements should be fine. It's not the same ballgame as with modern US...
I agree with @Bing (who is way more knowledgeable than me btw) that the details look soft. Lack of flan cracks might also be suspect??? If I may...
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In that case the safest bet would probably be to return it. I just did a quick search over at Vcoins and you can find some really solid examples...
The edges do indeed look sharper than typical and the thickness is pretty uniform. Also I'm not sure what the indentation along edge with the...
I gotcha. Like I said I figured my suggestion was a bit too ambitious :-) Sometimes I have a problem with taking off on grand projects before I...
I think the vast majority of new member questions focus on whether a coin is real or fake. Most of the online resources have a lot of good...
The Carthaginians were ethnically Phoenicians who were responsible for developing one of (if not the) first alphabet in the ancient world which...
Awesome coin! The fact that there were any Aeginetans left to mint any coins at this time is remarkable. After Athens exiled them from Aegina in...
I downloaded the photos and I still am not prepared to call the Caracalla bad. Not having any edge cracks is somewhat concerning if you already...
From first glance I think the Caracalla looks okay but I can't zoom in on my phone. Looks like a Hercules reverse holding club and lion skin. On...
Do you have the ability to upload the full images to the thread? For whatever reason I have trouble viewing photos that are posted as...
Without a dedicated professionally trained army to counter Alexander's I don't think Cyrus or Cambyses would have fared much better. Alexander was...
Very few people are willing to give Epaminondas his due (or even know who he is ;)). Brilliant tactician and strategist who was the first to be...
Hannibal, unfortunately for him, suffered from a lack of support from Carthage's ruling elite and lost hope of reinforcements when his less...
I like the first coin a great deal better due to the style. The portrait of the second coin just looks off, particularly the eyes. I would not...
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Thank you @Kirkuleez and @AcesKings this is the exact kind of feedback I was after. Do you know if your cabinets are solid mahogany? I really...
I totally get what you are saying and it all makes perfect sense. I know there are a lot of folks who would never put their collection in a wooden...
Coins related to the Peloponnesian War Modern/ancient design pairs Five good emperors A half hearted attempt at a US design type set
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