In another post, I published pictures of a Henry III Penny that had been cut in half to make it into a half penny. I thought about posting this...
This will be my only Augustus Caesar for a while. After I get the other emperors, I might go back and buy one with the comet. After Julius Caesar...
I have one dated 1909. This is not the only one with a bogus date.
I am not the “go to” guy when it comes to Fugio Cents. I am not great at attributing them.
More recent coins get dipped in a mild acid solution to remove toning. This coin has the look as if it were done a decade or more ago with some...
I know that these dates come frosty instead of brilliant, but this piece looks a bit too over dipped to me. My grade would be AU-50 because of...
I am presuming that it is genuine. For $80.99 with a good part of the silver missing, it’s certainly no bargain. :bear: Here’s a piece with a...
I didn't pay very much for this piece, $20, but I wanted it because it is an example of a bit of history. Aside from the “gold pennies” that Henry...
I recently acquired this piece and thought that it is pretty nice. It's been dipped, obviously, but overall the eye appeal is quite good. Is this...
Several years ago, I started a collection that had at least one coin for each British king from Edward the Confessor to Queen Elizabeth II. There...
The reason for adding edge lettering or the "vines and bars" to the copper coins may have been this simple. The mint had the Castaing machine...
Here is a video that shows how the Castaing machine worked, which imparted the edge devices on the coins. [MEDIA] The half cents had "Two...
I agree with that. I have not purchased many otherwise acceptable to outstanding ancient coins because of off-center strikes that resulted in some...
This comment is really off-base. Are you telling us that you learned nothing from the so-called 36 irrelevant posts that make you angry? I...
The early copper coins had edge lettering until George Washington took advantage of a law that allowed him to lower the weight of the half cents...
But the dies lasted a lot longer which was the advantage to lowering the relief.
I have been looking at a denarius from one of the 12 Caesars that is up for sale. The price seems high, and the coin has a flan crack. On the plus...
You can see some of the lettering with the new holders, but not all. With old NGC holders, you could not see any of it, which is regretable. The...
Here is the 1794 Cent that I currently have in my collection. It is a Sheldon 21, and it came from the Dan Holmes Collection. PCGS graded it...
How much does a cracked planchet or flan effect the value of an ancient Roman coin? For U.S. coins and tokens, I know that problem can really make...
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