That is a neat foreign "spiked head!" Very cool find!
That is very interesting. I do not have any shell cards, and in-fact it had just come to me that that is why they are called "shell cards." I did...
Token from a Colorado Springs Ghost Town Museum I visited with my father a few years ago! [ATTACH]
I would say 65, possibly 66, but more likely a 65.
Hello all! I posted this thread a while ago and did not get any responses. I figured if I reposted it here, perhaps some new eyes will see it and...
Not entirely sure about the damage. I have seen letters that look kind of smooshed like this on later die-states of other denominations. Not sure...
I quite like the design of that bust of Paullus! Just a cool looking coin.
Beautiful coin with great luster and a lovely variety.
I heard of this recently too. I am a little saddened, and I hope that a way to continue buying coins on eBay will be found. I also love the hunt...
1975 Medal for the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies, featuring a...
Grading is always up to the owner if they want to see their coin in a holder or if they think that it is justifiable for the expense. In any case...
Right, I agree. I think being able to attribute the general process that produced the damage is more valuable than the specific instrument used to...
I have always been curious as to the NGC Ancients grading scale... As mentioned before it seems pretty difficult to ascribe a grade to coins that...
Very interesting. It also seems different than the typical washer / dryer coins since those have mushy details. Now, I wonder why one would do...
So, it is your belief that this coin, and others like it, were intentionally produced? Fascinating.
That is an amazing denarius. Such a wonderful and gorgeous coin.
I think the original title indicates the interior die break in the wheat stalk, and I do see where two die cracks run from that break to the rim....
That's quite the awesome strike through! Plus it's a funny one! Either one needs to blow their nose, or they caught a late-night snack... Do bats...
Interesting. When you say it was rolled and squeezed about its horizontal plane, do you mean one that is parallel to the face of the coin, or...
I am not an expert in shell card tokens, so I can not tell you exactly the value, but I hope that somebody more experienced in this area can give...
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