Side question...since these are not exactly...ehem...pristine, would slabbing them to prove authenticity do any good? Which company would be...
I would never think to speak for Fred, but AT is really almost impossible to prove and we are left with opinions and I trust his. Generally if it...
Wikipedia... "In Internet slang, a troll (/troʊl, trɒl/) is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow...
Depends on the year, but about $1000 is a good guess.
Some of my motivation is to have some "iconic" ancient coins without the high cost. Even damaged, they have a sense of history I find exciting.
Welcome to CT...good attitude.
You have scary good coins, I just wanted an Athenian Owl and these two popped up. One of them only cost $12.99
15 g (rounded).
Hey, after 2,000+ years I'll probably need some polishing too...:)
Nah...not really.
OK, OK, OK...I know it is dangerous to buy coins on e-bay, but I got these for cheap... Don't see anything glaringly fake about them, but would...
nice!
So, a clusterstuck...
Perhaps on the WE and the face, but the 5 and 9 look like wear. Almost 10:00 in CA and 1:00 AM on the east coast, you will get more responses,...
Where do you see the doubling? The date looks wider, but that could be from impacts and wear.
What does the edge look like?
Just say no!
When I saw the title, I thought plating bubble, but that one looks interesting. @Fred Weinberg any thoughts?
High school science experiment to plate a cent with zinc...silver cent...now heat it up and you get a brass layer...gold cent
Too much of that PR rum :):):)
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