This is an entry post for WAYNEAS on Collectors Universe, who selected Coin A, the Trajan denarius.
Or you could have been a peasant like me and had to labor all year to earn the equivalent of a single gold coin. ;)
Your photos of it are way better than the ones I posted in the giveaway! That was the first Gallienus “zoo series” coin I ever handled.
It looks semi-prooflike, too.
Diving into junkboxes like that used to be my favorite thing to do!
I saw Pete the Greek at FUN. Was the Perry you mentioned an Ancients dealer?
Our own US 50-cent pieces on this side of the pond circulate so seldom that the recipient’s eyebrows might rise a little when you spend one....
My only two US acquisitions from the 2023 FUN show. I got both for less than sticker price. [IMG] [IMG] I'll cross that Hard Times token to...
Neat. I see you're into World coins. Shoot me a PM. I might have something for you. Also, you might want to enter my latest giveaway.
Say, I like those CoinTalk badges you are wearing in one photo. Makes spotting CT-ers easier. I relied on my "Holey Coin Hat" for folks to...
I'd love to go to NYINC sometime, but it's rather geographically distant. I understand air travel hasn't been the smoothest experience for folks...
Very sharp Herennia Etruscilla and Trajan Decius pair! Nicer than the examples I had in my first Roman collection (ca. 2007), of them and their...
What a magnificent painting! I love the "coins in old paintings" genre, but that's one of the best I've seen yet. I just finished a book on that...
A few recent purchases from the FUN show in Orlando. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I agree. If you're going to use Latin abbreviations like D . G . REX . F . D, then you should follow the format consistently and Charles should...
Oh, so you could sort of do the same test with any magnet, then? But it's just that the rare earth magnet is stronger? Is that the correct gist...
Oh, wow. I love the Saxony coinage with the "sword on shoulder" types, and have for a long time. Seeing one in gold is impressive indeed!...
Excellent! Hungarian denars are awesome. I did a thread about them a while back. I'm not surprised to hear of @tibor's generosity. There's no...
Oh, nice gold crown. I handled one on consignment for a little while, but it was nowhere near that nice. At the time, it was the first one I'd...
BTW, there's a W-mint quarter just SE of the ashtray. J/K, made ya look. LOL ;)
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