I was so busy thinking, "Man, I need to get a sceat", that i totally overlooked Offa. Wow. Apologies for the short attention span. :oops:
Turns out the cardboard with the gold stripe was from a Scotch whiskey box, repurposed as packing material. [ATTACH] Inside, there were some...
No, and no, unless Cracker Jacks are MUCH older than previously believed! C'mon, nobody recognizes that temple design? ;)
I had over 100 different Roman emperors and empresses in that 2007-08 collection, which was my first serious foray into ancients. I'm proud of...
Two of what? The last coin posted was a mangled Lincoln cent from the 1960s. I note that you are posting this on the picture tutorial thread....
Congratulations, that is a truly beautiful coin. I've had some in the AU to lower MS range, but not of that quality.
Well, it took you long enough to enter, didn't it? I figgered a fella with a username like "CircCam" would have been entered long before now! ;)...
Sorry, these photos look OK when seen tiny on my phone, but horrible when seen full size on a monitor. Anyway, you've got a temple (?) here, with...
Nice toning, particularly on the reverse.
Very cool. I haven't yet joined the Sceat-Owners' Club. Hope to do so before very long.
Faustina Senior [IMG] Faustina Junior [IMG] Lucilla [IMG] Julia Domna[IMG] Plautilla [IMG] Julia Soaemias [IMG] Julia Maesa [IMG] Julia...
Brings new meaning to the numismatic phrase "double eagle".
It's happened to us all. You should have seen me squinting at the mysterious copper coin I dug on an early colonial site while metal detecting,...
Fantastic looking photos, and handsome coins, too!
Yoiks! We had cobras in our yard and basement when I lived in Africa as a kid. Mambas, too, I suppose. I encountered a snake in the high grass...
I'm not sure where to play from with that! Starting from the "maybe China" point, I'll travel north, to ... Russia (Imperial): 1/4 kopeck...
I see I wasn't the only one who had the "book and coin combo" idea. Excellent.
It's copper or bronze. My photo stinks. Anyway, let me upload the picture of the other side.
I knew you were sending a package but not that you were my Secret Santa, just as I am yours! Funny how that worked out. Oops! It's too late...
Think architectural.
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