Rust is not an issue on these coins - its the disturbing style and trace casting evidence that leads me to question their authenticity....
Dear god, its hard enough to scrounge together quarters in college. Now you expect me to hoard dollar coins, too? Lol!
A sandwhich-job 1821 large cent, incuse design of an 1857 on the reverse. Its unique. ;D
I don't like the looks of ANY of them.
Maybe something here? http://www.uspatterns.com/
Gotta love the US-Philippine stuff! Nice variety.
Splendid! Certainly one of the most available examples of archaic coinage.
On my 0-0 number grading system, it gets a high AU. (I wouldn't even bother saying anything, but its too nice a coin to not comment on!)
If only! I actually got it at Hallenbeck's in Colorado Springs. Coincidentally, I have a friend who goes to Hawaii Univ. I'm so jealous of him...
Wow! That's actually a pretty interesting fake. The reverse clearly shows Greek influence and the obverse Roman influence (through the Portrait,...
Sure, its a cleaned ex-jewelry piece, but it only cost me $20. Struck by the US Mint in San Fransisco, this coin, struck in 1883, bears the...
Amen! I made one ebay purchase that was pretty dumb too. Learned FAST from that mistake. (Thankfully, I got my money back.)
Assuming my collection improves before I pass, then I want to donate them to either the ANA or a college. Hopefully it'll be nice enough to be...
Now do you really think he's still on the same bottle? :D
Dang! I forgot to go! Nice buys, anyway.
Seen some 'circulaton' if you ask me! :goofer:
Thank you!!!!
Yet another addition. This is actually a fairly rare coin, one of the few issued in the name of this woman, the mother of Claudius. And to think,...
Size (in millimeters) and weight (in grams) are extremely important in attributing these coins. Yes, it is Ptolemaic Greek. But its certainly not...
Its a Renaissance Venetian gold soldo. I can't vouch for the authenticity of it, but perhaps GDJMSP could give more info.
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