Yes, Numismedia can be quite handy. It too runs a bit high sometimes (remember, those are retail prices), but it's a nice convenient reference....
That seems a bit high. Numismedia says $13 in G4. This coin is more like AG3. A dealer is unlikely to offer more than silver value for it.
XF+. Pretty nice, for a circulated steel cent.
I like the toning on the coin in the OP. The portrait looks like a textbook definition of "bored". Or indeed "sad", as mentioned. He looks like...
The "Taco Bell Napkin" thing really refers to any of the brown-colored paper napkins used in fast food chains. Some coins (usually silver) left...
The Nazi coin posted above is silver. So yes, no surprise that it would tarnish/tone like that. The quarter in the OP is of course a...
Not surprisingly, I've seen a lot of "X" marks. The "S" is intriguing, though.
Good point. It certainly makes one wonder. I still can't help but compare the art on something like the Gundestrup cauldron and thinking it as...
Yep. I think that's a pretty accurate statement.
PPS- you did exactly what I did. Since I collect Ancient, World, and US, any of my posts that span all three categories go right here, in the...
PS- The Valentinian looks almost like one of those little "pocket screwdriver" tools you can put on a keychain. Very inventive, those Romans....
That's a crazy looking irregular flan on that Valentinian. Neato. I like the large cent. Fun stuff.
I agree. A banker's mark, and a rather interesting one.
I can't help with Sheldon variety- I'll defer that to the EAC whiz kids- but I like your smooth old copper, there.
Mistaking this kind of damage for some kind of error is a pretty common misperception, actually, since it can look fairly unusual sometimes.
I will third that opinion. Its pretty obvious machine damage.
Happily, I managed to avoid that. As far as the coins and the artistic conventions of their respective eras go, one wonders what impression this...
You'd be a tad grumpy too, if a toothache had swollen your face up like that.
What @Bing said! I like it, and also would've found it a no-brainer at this price. I think the ancient bankers' marks are cool, too.
I like to eat rice. Does that count?
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