@Stork recommended AirTites.
Yes, uncrimped staples are a pet peeve of mine, because of the hazard they present to other coins stacked with those holders. If you must use a...
I would not count the Eagle Eye photo seal stickers and CAC "bean" stickers (and WINGS stickers on world coins, etc.) as grading services, which...
The spear point alone is awesome, but "Robo-dog" has tons of character, too!
I'll use this as a test post for the moment. Disregard. Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca....
Well, in that case, the decision is entirely at your whim. Planning to submit the others for grading as well?
This. I've also heard marks with this look referred to as "reeding marks", because they were made by the reeding on the edge of the other coin.
Hmm. It appears I forgot to post 2018 LordM Newp #1 to this thread. Ordered it from a dealer in Belgium. It's not here just yet. Soon, maybe....
That clinches it. It's an 1860. You're not quite ten months older than me. I barely made it into the 1965 club, on December 28th. :)
"A pursuit of art in miniature" (PDF) I just discovered this neat PDF about engraved gems and stuff on the University of Oxford Classical Art...
Speaking of snakes, and ancient stuff, that multihorn trumpety doodad you posted looks like a hydra! :p (Hydrahorn? Hmmm...) [IMG] Kraay and...
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