It's an interesting story, and an interesting place I'd love to visit. Wikipedia has the story of the coins and shows one in their History...
For five bucks, pretty good, I say. Major score? No, but not bad at all for the money. I don't see any slab candidates here, but it's fun stuff.
Stalled, eh? Sorry. "Medieval hammered gold" is a tough theme to follow. Don't forget the "24-hour clause" from Post #1, which states, So now...
I have never certified any of my detector finds. Most aren't worth the expense of stabbing (slabbing- ha! I caught you that time, Autocorrect!)....
I guess it's because I wanted one of those back in the early 1990s during my mostly British coin phase, but never got one. Then I won your...
@Curtisimo- I look forward to seeing your "Ancient Box of Ten". Knowing your meticulous attention to detail and backstory, I'm sure each will be...
(Edit: this was a response to Curtisimo but I wound up repeating it below)
I see that the sale of that Bust half leaves me embarrassingly low on United States coins. If one counts the Pillar Dollar (which is, after all,...
Thank you- that is a wonderful metaphor and is indeed the sort of thing I aspire to. If seeing one of my coins ever inspires someone to go off in...
That book price is hilarious. I've seen some crazy prices for books on Amazon, but that one takes the cake so far! As to the coin, these are...
Thanks. It is pretty thick, as most ancient Greek coins tend to be, but teeeny-tiny in size! I wish I had taken some pictures of it on my...
So here's what went out since last time: United States: silver Capped Bust half dollar, 1834 (large date, small letters) [IMG] (PCGS AU55; CAC;...
[IMG] Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden/36 schillings), 1739 [IMG] (PCGS AU58; population 1- the only example...
[IMG] England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD [IMG] (PCGS MS63; population 2 with 2 higher as of 10/8/2017)...
[IMG] Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] (NGC certification pending as of...
[IMG] October 8, 2017: This is not really a major update. There's only one coin going out (an 1834 USA Bust half), and it was replaced with a...
Meh. This last round of eBay auctions has mostly ended (in a bit of a bloodbath for yours truly, but so it goes. At least it was cheap stuff.)...
Yep. The "T" took a hit. It did make it look like a "Y". Fun, if you like these sort of small anomalies, but not an error, as others have...
It took me a moment to realize what you were talking about, but wow, that IS interesting! I wonder if any of those "multiple" dies survived....
I give 'em credit for making a passable movie prop coin, and matching it to the actor's features.
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