The above begs the question: Have you ever bought a coin just so you could participate in a CoinTalk thread? ;)
Done deal. So now I can participate. :) Hadrian, 117 - 138 AD, Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Canopus of Osiris [IMG] [IMG]
I suppose you refer to the process of sending your coins in on somebody else's submission? I've always heard it called "piggybacking", but sure,...
That's a beauty!
Yea verily, thou hast led me into temptation, for I had my eye on one in February. And I just found the listing again. And it's on sale. You're...
Oh, there goes that equestrian "snake cowboy" again... Give us the GIF one more time! Pleeeaaase? :P
If you ever do get to where you wanna sell it again... ;)
Dang, I overlooked the target-toned Pan-Pac half at the end! Amazing! Definitely on my list of favorites.
Thanks for the compliments! Great set, and commentary. That's a sweet combination of toners and errors. I like most of it, but the ones that...
Those crazy Celts could populate dozens of threads like this! And yet their art is... well... art. I've grown to appreciate it. I'll admit it...
That's a valid point. I only use those animated GIF images as supplemental pictures, particularly for lustrous and/or colorful coins (or proofs)....
Looks OK to me. Fantastic find.
Not me.
Thank you!
Mathematical counters. Apparently a private issue, but issued by a quasi-official regional mintmaster, I reckon.
Wait- I think I might have cracked it! Comparing the legend with the similar inscription on this monument (which was helpfully captioned), it...
Another admittedly non-ancient piece. The legend: CONSIDERA : NOVISS · ET · IN · ÆTERNVM · NON · PECCABIS. Consider (anew?) and (eternally?)...
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Lovely! I used to own a Francis I ecu d'or (raw Choice AU), but I swapped it for a fancy underwater metal detector years ago. Wish I still had...
Since 2001 (19 years this month!) Didn't care for their 2016 platform change, though. Much better site here, purely from the nuts-n'-bolts...
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