Arados, with turreted head of Tyche/Nike standing, AΡAΔIΩN to right. Compare several similar on Arados, Phoenicia, ancient coins index with...
In the photo the roughness seems to extend beyond the edge. Is it possible the roughness is actually something attached? For example, perhaps it...
You are assuming tape would have been applied before any toning had already occurred. I would think previous toning would not be removed by tape.
Wow!
I hope the thieves get fully prosecuted and not just a slap on their wrists. I am also glad they tried to get top dollar at a coin show instead...
As mentioned above, the picture is poor quality. EBay seems to have chosen to be part of a wholesale scam, and I suspect they know and approve...
Mathematically there would have to be duplicates, but I would be disappointed (but not surprised) to find they were almost all two dates. Twenty...
Soooo close.
Multiple strikes. Again and again.
I am certainly no expert, especially when it comes to distinguishing who made 1861-O haves. From what I have read, these are distinguished by die...
I'm ignorant here. What does this mean?
The second T in TRUST also shows doubling. I really like the coin! As for why it went 125 years without being reported, that's easy. Few of...
MS65, not FBL. I'm not a fan of toning of any sort. If it didn't come from the mint that way, it's just a form of environmental damage, whether...
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I love your pennies! And I love bargain bins! This is not my best Victoria penny, but it is one I like because I found it in circulation while a...
Very nice! I particularly like the encased stamp. I've had a fondness for fractionals since my pre-teens (early 1960s) when I purchased a 3-cent...
Sure gets your attention!
I'm getting to be more and more "an ancient guy," and not just that I own a few ancient coins. :)
I wonder how many counterfeits are so perfect no one will ever discover they are fake. The Henning nickel was so close. What if he or someone...
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