A hole in a coin reduces its numismatic value drastically, to anywhere between 10-50% of what it would have been worth without a hole, depending...
Neat! Cool vintage albums, too! That high grade “1796 quarter” gave me a double-take for a second! LOL
I would tend to think overly optimistic imbeciles rather than crooks, in many cases.
'Twas even nicer than those rotten pictures. Alas, 'tis long gone now, and those pix are all I have of it.
Five times better than a Zincoln.
Well, yes, but it's also the color, and the dullness of the surfaces. Here's a proof I had, though these low-quality pictures are not very useful...
:banghead::banghead::banghead: That's a howler even by Etsy standards. :facepalm::hilarious:
Discolored (stained, as mentioned). Environmental damage.
Sharp detail, but harshly cleaned.
I agree. The color doesn't look completely original, but is acceptable. Nice coin. Sharp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_numerals Not sure if that will help or not, given the difference in style of some fonts. I usually go by the...
Broadstruck or O/C, it's a nice find either way!
I was a primarily a Garrett man, but have also used White's, Fisher, Troy, Bounty Hunter, Tesoro, and Minelab machines over the years.
Wow, you're sure scoopin' the stuff up! Nice work on the silver. I never get tired of diggin' Merc dimes. Keep 'em beepin'!
Never had him, but I’m halfway through a bio of Max Thrax at the moment, so I expect Maximus Caesar will appear onstage soon.
I was gonna say a Peloponnesian nose-picker, but I like @Numisnewbiest’s answer better. Ping-pong in Valhalla! Watch out for those Valkyries-...
Nice start! Love the Roman ladies. I have two Julias on the way back from NGC right now, as it happens: denarii of Julia Domna and Julia Mamaea....
I agree.
The “Saint Patrick” “farthings” and halfpennies of the late 1600s (listed in the Colonials section of the US Red Book) had a brass plug referred...
Now THAT one I wouldn’t drill the plug out of!!!
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