No mention of that in the article. That would have taken a completely different skill from simply plating it in gold. The guys carving...
Almost no gold plated 1883 nickels you're going to see today were plated in 1883, except maybe some love tokens and other jewelry. They are...
A few of them for this decade. 1601 Holland Lion Dollar [ATTACH] 1601 1/24 Thaler from Hildesheim [ATTACH] 1607 Brunswick-Luneberg Wildman 1/2...
I wouldn't call it gassed in the holder, but it really doesn't matter in this case. The toning is borderline environmental damage, has very...
1597 half Lion Dollar from Gelderland. [ATTACH]
Grabbed a 1946-S dime from a CoinStar over the weekend.
Just one from me for this decade. 1583 Saxony "Don't call tails" Thaler of Friedrich Wilhelm I and Johannes: [ATTACH]
A freaking gorgeous 1572 sixpence of Elizabeth I (first 16th century coin I bought) [ATTACH] 1577 1/2 Lion Dollar from Holland[ATTACH] France...
France 1567 Ecu d'Or of Charles IX. Toulouse mint. [ATTACH]
I can play again! 1559 Teston of François II in the name of Henry II, Angers mint. [ATTACH]
Check VAM 20.
Henry VIII groat (1526-44). This will be my entry for the next 3 decades, as my next dated coin is in the 1550s. I'll only post it once, though....
1511 4 Grote aus Bremen. [ATTACH]
I can play for the 15th century. These are the photos I have handy. Henry VI Groat [ATTACH] 1481 Double Briquet from Brabant [ATTACH] 1483...
I don't like it. This could also be a sandwich coin, which would tend to mess up the rims a bit. Those often turn up in fake slabs.
Try VAM 1AM.
Interesting. I imagine most forts established in early America were similarly configured. Fort Wayne is plausible, given that both locations of...
Yes, RTFM regarding White Balance. Also, don't build a light box. I've never used one for any of my pictures. I tried out someone else's once...
Watch this video. It's over 10 years old, but the techniques are relevant. I discuss using a cheap setup of a point-and-shoot camera, tripod,...
I have a few digital albums on their registry. Commemorative Type set British Trade Dollars World Coins Circulating in Early America Prime...
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