These are beautiful. Normally coins without significant pictorial elements to the design do not appeal as much to me, but the calligraphy on...
Yes, I saw some pieces that looked wrong, too. That tends to throw some doubt on the rest, even though there were others that looked "OK"...
I had an 1877 Indian cent like that, once, in addition to a Lincoln cent and Washington quarter. Like 4" diameter. I've heard them called drink...
Collectors Universe (i.e., collectors.com; the PCGS forums). Edit- @baseball21 beat me to it. That was a fast pitch. :D
Speaking of grandparent gifts: (No, I wasn't lucky enough to get an ancient, but, hey, I still got steered in the right direction.) (Reposted...
Oh, I love that, and somehow have never heard it before. It's kind of like "don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things". LOL
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Aha. Another "revolving door" collector! Glad I'm not the only one. My "Box of 20" (soon to expand to -25) constantly evolves, and nice coins...
I knew this was gonna be a trip down memory lane that spanned a few decades, when I saw a title like "my first Roman Republican coin" from...
Dunno. They weren't on my radar (and certainly not my college-aged budget!) 30 years ago. I only just "discovered" them a few years ago, seeing...
Thanks. High praise, coming from you. Yes, I saw there was a wonderful variety of designs, but many seem to be off-center. In the less...
That's great. Ol' Artabanos really does look like a Tommy-Chong-esque hippie dude. That coin has "character" all over it. Keep this up, and you...
Dug up the pix of my old Temnos tet. It was lower grade than your avatar coin, but I got it for only 150 bucks, back in the 1990s. Which seems...
Ooh. I can't help at all, but I love it- both the host and the countermark.
It's a bit stern, but fair enough. "Firm but fair", I'd say.
I admit I often reuse seller's photos, and sometimes have forgotten to ask permission- though this thread is a reminder that I need to be more...
Why does that username ring a bell? Seems there's been mention in another thread, either here or on CU ...
Yes, unsurprisingly on my budget, my first electrum is a tiny little hekte. I liked this one for the design, centering (no "nose off the flan"...
OK, so I didn't have pix of my holey Charles I piece, but, on the topic of Charles I in general, I thought I'd post my favorite (and presently...
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