Thank you, Bing. I thought so too, and best if all, it was quite affordable as it was possibly overlooked due to the weak strike.
Dupondius for Germanicvs struck under Caligula. This coin commemorates the return of 2 of the legionary standards lost in the battle of the...
My first Cesar coin. A weak strike and irregular planchet but nice detail nonetheless.
Thank you all again for your comments. Bruce, this landscape is a Ryder-8, Vermontensium, with sharply double struck '1' in date. Should be the...
Thanks all for your comments. It is always nice to be able to find some nice large cents, specially when they don't cost you an arm and a leg. I...
Yes, 1200 USD seems high. 1808 is a scarcer date within the Santiago mint Charles IV 8 reales series, mostly 1800 and 1801 seem to be offered....
Here is a Vermont Landscape. I find these coin really 'quaint' and appealing for some reason - a sunface peeking over the Vermont hills.
Here another coin which crossed my path recently, and which I found interesting. I collect U.S colonial, and particularly like the Vermont...
Here some pics of the 1821:
I have not had much time for coins lately. Very busy, but not so busy that that I would let these 2 large cents pass me by. Nothing major, the...
Nice coin. A few are listed here:...
My book says 'the most likely explanation (for the continued usage of the date as 1652 although struck later) seems to be simply this is the year...
I am glad your coin turned out to be genuine. I knew the 'fabric' of it was correct when you first posted it. Congratulations As mentioned, I...
You guys are good - you can spot tooling of the legends on this coin. I, for one, don't see anything obviously or grossly wrong with the...
You know you are a coin collector when your wife has just found about your latest $1000 outlay for a very rare coin - she angrily says 'Its...
Lovely coins Regandon, my favorite there is the Frankfurt Doppeltaler. I collect issues from Frankfurt, and I love those huge coins. Doppeltalers...
An NC cent is a valuable and coveted item for most serious copper collectors, and I think I would have bought this one too, holes and all, for the...
Very interesting coin from the dark ages of Europe. A nice addition to any collection. As you say, the period after the departure of the Romans is...
Well, thanks again for all of the opinions. This turned more into a discussion about the grade of the coin (which was not my intention), rather...
Thank you Gallienus, It's very kind of you to bring this thread up again. I would very much like to learn more about this issue, but have been...
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