Actually, most palladium comes from Russia, most platinum comes from South Africa. My local bullion guy has plenty of platinum eagles in stock,...
I agree with Chris that the smoke residue will settle on coins. I bought a large group once, and noticed this on the coins. Thankfully most of it...
It can be capital preservation. I simply hate thinking about it in th ose terms though. I prefer to love my coins, treat them as spent money, and...
I am familiar with a smattering of Islamic coins, like Arab sassanid, Arab byzantine, and turkomen bronzes. I just haven't jumped in on the rest....
Yeah, Kidarite. No, I wish I had a hoard of these, just a couple. The faces are usually poorly struck due to lack of die pressure from the strike....
Don't disagree sir, that is why I said it could be natural, but it was just rarer that its natural than AT. Like I said, I would send it in. If it...
You could be right sir, I know better than dispute you. I was just commenting on mintages starting in 1968 being basically a long downward trend....
I also doubt a few minutes is allowed per coin, more like a few seconds. Well, to be fair, at this point 80% of submissions must be things like...
Yes, interesting ruler. There is a great writeup on him in one of my favorite books, Decline and Fall of the Sassanid Empire. Khusro II did the...
Hmm, I can see your conundrum OP. While this bluish hue can be indicative of previous AT, it can also occur naturally as a normal state, (although...
Because its "pretty". :(
Looks like colorful album toning to me. The progression goes from the outer edges to the middle. I have seen such things pulled out of albums,...
I am in the AU details camp. I believe it was corroded and cleaned. The explains the pockmarked areas on the coin as well as the bad coloring.
Besides the 40 year trendline straight down? :) One would hope if the mint experienced lower sales they would take this into account. However,...
The reverse is actually great. Maybe those who know these coins better than I can give you more assistance.
Like Tom said, not for me but more power to those who enjoy it. It sure is a cheaper way to collect coins than I practice.
Indo Scythian, western satraps, struck around 200ad plus or minus a century. In that condition will be hard to attribute which ruler. Btw its silver.
Actually I used to work at a automotive parts manufacturer. When you move parts down a line quickly, if a sharp point develops on the surface it...
Of course not and I did not view it that way sir. Like I said, I was making an assumption from how I viewed the photo, but I may or may not have...
Baconslayer, the RIC 10 volume set is considered to be the most authoritative reference on Roman Imperial coins. That is why it is used...
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