OK, minimum bid placed. We'll know in 4+ days whether or not I can post a 1556 coin. That's well within the 30-day deadline stated in the rules...
There IS a workaround, if anyone wanted to employ it. ;)
Actually, this one's a @Curtisimo game. I'm just a player here. Hope we're not at the finish line yet. I've got more, but am stuck on the...
Woohoo! Yay AMCC Santas! Well-deserved. I like the Miletos lion. Love those archaic punchmarks! Theirs had a nice design, too. Much more...
It's a good question, but one I'm not really qualified to answer. Sometimes the flan is just not quite flat on a roller-die coin. You know how a...
Ha! See? There came @Ed Snible, while I was typing. Goes to show you how much I know. :oops:
Welcome. I'm not really qualified to judge here, though I'm confident enough to say it's not a cheap tourist fake, at least. If it's fake, it's...
PS- you DO want to join their collector clubs, since the mid- and upper- membership tiers come with credits for grading, and can save you money.
PCGS and NGC are the top two. I'm a PCGS guy, personally, but that's a matter of preference. Do have someone prescreen for you as much as...
If I were to pick one, I'd have to go with that RR elephant. But wow - centaur biga! Ever since @TIF put most of these "unconventional...
I don't see anything that looks out of the ordinary there. I think these ancient flans were cast before they were struck, in any event?
Congratulations! Nice coin. Great portrait. That's enough for me in itself, since I'm not quite qualified to recognize its "white whale" status.
That CircCam Hadrian is my clear favorite. :)
Boy, those big bronzes are handsome. I only own one Byzantine coin, but it's Justinian. :) Like most of my small collection, I've posted it ad...
There she is again, in miniature! Love it. Nice MHB, too.
Saturnalia draweth nigh. Anybody else want in on this? There are a few days left. Don't forget the regular December giveaway, too, if you...
Yep! Roller dies! This coin was struck that way, giving it an ever-so-slightly bowed/curved/bent appearance when examined in hand, before it...
When somebody makes an inappropriate language violation, don't quote it. Use the "report" link.
You've got some trustworthy dealers here, in fact. @Aethelred and @ToughCOINS come to mind, among others.
It's not bad etiquette at all. It is why there is such a thing as PCGS and NGC authorized dealers. That's what these people are authorized for -...
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