Look around hardware shops etc. for a longer upright you can use.
Like most of the "coin" microscopes for sale, the upright support is too short to get a full coin image, they are fine for close ups of relevant...
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Real Casa de Moneda, the mintmark when used is an M with a crown above. The Spanish description of where money is produced is Fabrica Nacional de...
I read somewhere in the past that it was the Venezuelan and Mexican silver causing problems. People were exporting the 1 Peso and exchanging them...
1870 - 1880 Starts now.
Possible. The sets were made from circulated issues so could of been cleaned and polished before mounting in the frame
There are many versions of those. Here is one...
Here is Gordian as a 14/15 year old [ATTACH]
Happy Father's Day to those who celebrate it today. One of the Good Emperors and, presumably, a good Father, Antoninus Pius and his gift. What...
Very nice M'Lord, minted in Madrid, Spain. Better to file it as Alfonso XIII rather than Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio...
Resurrection of thread [ATTACH]
Another great and informative site is forumancientcoins.com. This is a page from the site explaining how to identify the abreviations in the...
Looks to be PMD with the marks also involving the rim. Has an appearance of being subjected to a corrosive substance
Hi and welcome to CT. Can you take some close ups and explain where you see doubling. Also, a true doubled die is not classed as an error. It is a...
Commemorative issue: Victories over Allobroges and Arverni AR denarius 20.5mm, 3.01g. Rome 119 BCE The gens Furia, originally Fusia, was one of...
Arrived yesterday Reverse of APOLLO CONSERVA is a scarce variety. I bought it because of the reverse which I hadn't seen before [ATTACH]
A really worn Crispus votive Crispus AE follis.. 321-324 AD. Siscia IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, Wreath within...
Arrived today. Worn and a fairly weak strike, this coin has reverse legend APOLLO CONSERVA, listed as RIC VI(S) Mediolanum 467(2) var fieldmark....
The die crack through STAT gives that 5c with rays even more character, love it!
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