Here's my only Christmas coin, but I strongly suspect may be fouree / cast fake! [ATTACH]
My main goal for 2022 is to finish moving my collection from albums to 2x2 envelopes in Whitman boxes... I'm probably 30-40% done with a lot more...
It's Christmas in Australia already, so ... Happy Christmas / Solstice to all CoinTalkers, and best wishes for 2022 ! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
For gold coins the first step from the mint/government coffers must have usually been for goods and paid services rendered to the government. It'd...
Jupiter seems to be channeling Crocodile Dundee there ! :D [ATTACH]
These London "star right" pre-war types of Constantine come in a dizzying variety of bust types and legend variations. This is bust type "Y" and...
On coins like this it's very stable - really no different than a silver plated object (although done in a different way). On a coin that only has...
Thanks - that has to be one of my collection favorites in terms of appearance.
That's great - thank you! Maybe I need a career change - spend a little more time out in the fields. :D
Yes, indeedy ! :happy: In fact two of them are: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The second one was from a trade with Zach Beasley (of Beast Coins) from back...
Not usually, but sometimes, for example a nice example of a type plus another with an interesting bust style or die match or some such interest....
Coins that were worn as jewelry/amulets in the roman empire seem to all either have a single hole, as in the examples shown, or an attached...
It's interesting to see the mix of Julian II (pagan) and Valens (Christian) solidi used there. Do you have any information about it - where it's...
That's amazing - that running figure looks so modern, and so alien compared to what was being produced in the roman empire at than time.
Very interesting and eclectic group of coins! The Juba elephant is my favorite.
WOW! What an incedible set! I assume the bottom two pieces with long pins must be to go in a ladies hair.
[ATTACH] I'd previously filed away a picture of this pendant from the Louvre. It features a central medallion of Constantine I made in Sirmium...
Seems like a nice genuine coin. It's decent example of a scarcer (but not rare) historical type. I personally like the green patina. I'd be...
Seeing as I'm the one that pointed that out, I'll respond. It's not that NGC in general doesn't guarantee their work, it's that NGC Ancients does...
Well, I've never used an agent, but for sure I can see how for an extremely expensive coin an in-hand inspection is warranted, as well as the...
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