Nice grab- and nicely presented.
An obvious "magician's coin".
I'll move us back to 1753, if that isn't premature. Belgium (Liège): silver 2-escalin of Prince-Bishop Johann Theodor of Bavaria, 1753 [IMG]...
Each state had its own Statehood quarter design. The type set means you just collect one quarter from each state, and don't worry about which...
PS- an ultrasonic cleaner might also work. I don't know. We used to use them in the jewelry store where I once worked, but I never tried one on...
Detector find, I presume. The environmental damage to it is pretty extreme and irreversible at this point. Even if one were to remove the...
I had never heard of these.
Welcome. These coins are unlikely to be worth the considerable expense of having them graded. Keep them as-is and enjoy them in the government...
What all the above said. Be very, very careful.
As I recall, I have never owned one in any grade higher than VF25 (and I don't have a picture of that).
This particular pedigree was from the John Quincy Adams and Descendants collection which sold in 1971. I myself am an Adams descendant, so I’m...
From my admittedly tiny would-be buyer’s viewpoint, the Ancients market has become difficult indeed. I keep coming up far short on the things I...
Nope. My ridiculous “stupid money” bid got surpassed by an “even stupider money” bid. :(
Nope. Much bigger pond.
Not me, alas. I need to get back to work. Still haven't run my night audit, which I should've done around 2:00 AM... *sigh* Dang CoinTalk......
It should retone nicely over time.
On at least one occasion (maybe two), I found an example of that first type with the US Mint building in bulk lots.
It's crazy how often fake Spanish cobs are found on beaches. How? Why? But it happens. Somebody brought me one that had been found on the...
That's not a medal, it's a manhole cover! :hilarious:
Liberty was also a featured personification on Roman coins. Here is an As of Claudius (41-54 AD), with a Liberty (Libertas) reverse. This one...
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