Germanicus [ATTACH] Next... Roman Imperial coin with portrait of someone who was never an emperor, empress, or caesar
Whoa! Great grab! I'm assuming it wasn't in the labeled 2x2 holder when you found it?
Norway, 50 øre, 1941. KM #386. They're fairly common, but fun to find in bulk lots. Also relevant to World War II history, as Norway was under...
Got any other Asclepius, Hygeia, caduceus, or medicine-related coins? Post 'em! :)
For a mere €15 ($16.31 USD), I just couldn't resist this handsome little 2nd century bronze featuring Asclepius, who seems quite appropriate in...
You could end up writing another book if you go far enough down the research rabbit hole! :) I often think of coins in more aesthetic terms- as...
The ideal look on a circulated Morgan dollar, in my opinion. That one would have fit perfectly with the album I was playing with two years ago.
CircCams on base metal coins like copper and nickel bring you into tricky territory, because of the fine line between "nice contrasting toning"...
I do think is has pretensions at XF40, and is right on the cusp of that, at least. So you really weren't that far off.
True. They don't dip well at all once they develop a thick "skin". I learned that the hard way. I was speaking mostly metaphorically.
That's not only a CircCam, but what one calls a true black-and-white CircCam with heavy contrast.
It most certainly is! I miss this one. [ATTACH]
There were hundreds if not thousands of varieties of provincial copper tokens in Britain in the late 1700s and early 1800s, with a truly...
You nailed it.
These are a tiny bit bigger than a US quarter but not as big as a half dollar, as I recall. As the "gros" name indicates (it literally means...
Granted, coins this dark are not for everyone. As long as the contrast is there, though, I'm all aboard. But without the contrast? Coal black...
Clickable pix. :) [IMG] [IMG] BTW, @CircCam and @ksparrow- I still haven't quite forgiven y'all for posting that pair of CircCam Bust dollars...
Clickable pix. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The token above is from 1794, so a few centuries removed from the Elizabethan era. Here's a sixpence from her time, though. Great Britain...
I love this particular Conder token type (D&H 15 Sussex Chichester). The obverse features "Good Queen Bess" (Elizabeth I), while the reverse...
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