It looks suspiciously like a cast piece to me, but I'll defer to those with more experience. I wouldn't get your hopes too high, but then again,...
Considering the "before" pictures, I'd call that an improvement. After Verdicare, I'd maybe try a little sulfur-Vaseline paste darkening,...
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Oh, yeah! Visigothic gold! LOL @ the most excellent Kool-Aid comparison. :hilarious:
Oh! Now that you mention it, I have Scylla, seen here on Athena's helmet, hurling a stone. [IMG] [IMG]
Not mine ... ... yet. Stay tuned. ;) [IMG] (OK, yeah, it ain't ancient. It's circa 1680s. If my bid on this one gets shot down, I'll try...
Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817 AD), Yazd mint Lots of nice Arabic calligraphy here. PCGS MS62, population 5, none...
Yep. A lot of people don't know about those 1944 2-franc pieces struck for liberated Belgium. Obviously they were using up the leftover steel...
PS- just checked my "on the fly" grading impression against the PCGS/Photograde standards. If you scroll back to the left on that page, you can...
I'd say it's right on the cusp between VG and Fine. Personally, I'd call it VG10 to be conservative, since there is some slight weakness to...
You owe it to yourself to broaden your horizons. :) [IMG]
With Zohar ownership and Pollock/BluCC photos, I knew this was gonna be an eyecandy thread before I even clicked in.
Philippines (or USA - you can draw a straight line across the ocean to either one from New Guinea). [IMG]
Let's go from there to "coins with squiggly lettering". (Arabic and other "squiggly" alphabets). I believe this ca. 1154-1166 gold Tari of the...
Sun, moon, and stars on the obverse of this Seljuks of Rûm) silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II from AH 638 (1240-1241 AD). [IMG]
Kinda purty. Only worth a quarter, of course, but still pretty cool.
Nice one. Common date, but I like the 1944 coins.
Wouldn't it be amazing if every silver or gold coin in one's collection could be scanned into some magic app which would show a picture of every...
This is the earliest dated coin I presently own. By Levinson standards, it's practically modern! :p [IMG] [IMG]
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