It's beautiful. Once upon a time, I didn't use to care for the appearance of matte proofs, but they gradually grew on me and now I quite admire...
Ghana: silver 5-cedis of Elizabeth II (.999 fine); African Leopard commemorative, 2017 [IMG] PCGS certification pending, August 2020. ... So...
Esperanto (Universal League): copper-nickel 10-steloj fantasy, 1959; struck in 1960 at Utrecht [IMG] PCGS MS66; population 1 with none higher as...
Australia: silver florin of George V, Canberra Parliament House commemorative, 1927, Melbourne mint [IMG] PCGS MS64; population 168 with 106...
India (British): silver 2-annas of Queen Victoria, 1901, Calcutta mint [IMG] PCGS AU58; population 2 with 4 higher as of August 2020. United...
France (Compagnie La Prévoyance): silver jeton (insurance token) engraved by Paulin Tasset, 1869 [IMG] PCGS MS63; population 2 with none higher as...
United States: silver Draped Bust half dollar, 1806, "Pointed 6, stem through claw" variety [IMG]PCGS F12; population 149 with 1,340 higher as of...
German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 [IMG]PCGS XF45; population 1 with 2 higher as of...
Byzantine Empire: gold tremissis of Justinian I, ca. 527-565 AD [IMG] NGC MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, "wrinkled". Sicily (Norman Kings): gold...
Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca....
[IMG] August 7, 2020 So what is an "eclectic box"? It is a completely freestyle collection, abandoning the traditional structure of "sets" and...
This is presently my oldest coin. Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] Grade: NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.
Neat looking (if frowny) coins. This denarius might be the only Caracalla I've owned, from my old 2007-08 collection. All I have of it is this...
Here's my Chichester Conder, which was a relatively recent purchase. They could be habit-forming, if one isn't careful. Great Britain...
As I type this, I'm working on my next Eclectic Box update post, which will be the first since February. That collection stood at 47 pieces as...
Speaking of nice affordable Jeffies, that 1965 SMS I posted above cost me 15 bucks. It's PCGS SP67. Priceguide is presently $24 on it. The...
Interesting. Makes more sense as a female name than a male name, though I suppose the latter wasn't totally impossible. Neat. So a woman in the...
I don't know anything about the Curtis Clay angle, but wow, that Macrinus is an absolute stunner! The pix deserve to be posted in full-sized...
Thanks. Modest grade, but neat grey CircCam toning. Which comes as no surprise, since I bought it from @CircCam. It's too dark for some folks....
Here are some of my US newps from the past few months, not counting stuff I bought for the giveaways and/or swapstock to flip. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
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