Cool. Added one to my vocabulary.
LOL. I was just about to say he stepped out for a sandwich. :p
Neat.
Is there any copper in the alloy of these .999 bullion coins? I know they're 24K gold, but what do they put in the coins to make them durable...
Yes, it was definitely mechanically cleaned (whizzed). Spend it. Keep lookin'.
Doesn't look all that great, but sounds pretty tasty. Bet the kitchen smelled nice.
I'd say F15 to VF20 details, damaged. (Looks like someone started to put a jewelry hole in it at 11:00 on the obverse, on Star #6, but did not...
They're fun. I completed the whole series in lower grade (G-F) in the 1990s. As you may have seen, there are a couple (an 1860 copper-nickel and...
Hola y bienvenidos, Hector. Porque nosotros hablamos Ingles aqui, necesitamos el ayudo de Google Translation. Creo que tu dijiste: Necesitamos...
Seems legit to me. [IMG]
Good luck! It'll be interesting to see what you find. The electrum hekte is about as close as I'm ever likely to come to ancient Greek gold on...
Yeah, no wonder the hammered gold pieces tended to be somewhat "bendy", with that high gold purity and relatively thin flans. It's not uncommon...
This is high praise, not because of Doug's forum prominence, but because of his background in this sort of coinage. Congrats on a nice...
Yes, I like the custard, too. :p
"Flan" in this context means the planchet. Not the custard. ;)
I would have discussed "centration dimple", but isn't that term disputed? Might be too far down the rabbit hole for her, in any event.
Oh, and see that "dimple" in the middle of the reverse, on the eagle's midsection? That's not a dent. The coin was made that way. Again, I'll...
That's Ptolemaic Egyptian, not Roman. (And there was no such Roman emperor "Servius" anyway.) It looks OK to me on the authenticity front (and...
Both nice for a bulk buy. Particularly the first. That's a nice AU.
Nope. (Had to look her up. Had never heard of her.)
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