Interesting! Cool that the off-flan obverse inscription is preserved on the reverse.
That's an incredible provenance! From the collection of the 6th US president?! I doubt anyone will be able to top that. :)
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Wow what a neat find!
Here's one I bought a little while ago. I like it for its good centering and strong, crisp strike. [ATTACH]
Been awhile...new theme! [ATTACH] Next: Justinian I facing
I know what you mean. In general, I prefer toning with more of a contrast. Still, I'd hesitate to experiment on anything but a really inexpensive...
And to keep it a little more on-topic, here's a coin I won from the recent Savoca auction. I'd been wanting a nicer Herod the Great prutah and...
Nice coins! I like those big Trajan sestertii. Something about them, even when they're worn they're so appealing! [ATTACH]
Very nice!
I think this one is my smallest. [ATTACH] Next: A coin you bought as an upgrade for one you already owned.
Heated arguments for/against slabbing ancients. Who cares? Don't answer that, by the way. :p
A couple more I got in recently - My oldest Chinese coin to date. This one is from the Qin Dynasty, famous for the emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 -...
I had been roughly organizing my coins in 4 main groups: Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Ancient Judaea, and Ancient Chinese. Within each group I...
What a find!
Here's one I bought recently: [ATTACH]
I have a Galba denarius, and Vitellius isn't too hard to get. But Otho seems to be the most expensive of the A.D. 69 emperors. I wanted to get an...
Nice! That's an iconic coin, but affordable examples are hard to find. Congrats!
Beautiful coin! Not surprised you're stoked about it! :) Someday I will join that club!
How long do you suppose that would take? It can't be terribly much faster than "old cabinet" toning can it?
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