Silver and gold coins are far less likely to be re-engraved, although unfortunately in the last 5 - 10 years, even denarii and aurei are being...
Personally, I have seen so many egregiously tooled bronzes listed on Lanz's site that I would never purchase an ancient bronze from them. It's...
Man, that really is a gorgeous coin! Who are you and what have you done with Doug Smith?
While the obverse detail in Hadrian's portrait is excellent, the flan flaw is bothersome. The reverse detail in the galley is good but not...
It appears as if it would be easy to remove. Have you tried?
Your photos are not sharp enough for any comments other than unsupportable guesses. Here are my unsupportable guesses: Based on the only two...
Nice centering, plus good detail in both obverse and reverse devices, more than make up for the rough surface of this coin. A well chosen upgrade...
Thanks for the compliment. How can you write so clearly and so small?
Yes, I know that cat pose very well: [ATTACH]
Don't forget the cats: [ATTACH] Hope they're not too cold!
Even with the blurry pictures, one common feature stands out: they all have the same obvious sand/dirt patina -- at least, it looks the same in...
These two coins and this topic continue to mystify me, partly because it makes little sense to me that a forger would purposely copy the graffito...
Took a quick look at this site and I think the basic fee is $45, not $30. The $30 is an extra fee for expedited service. Still cheap, I think,...
This is a really interesting idea -- it never occurred to me that these two coins could actually be the same coin, and the seller is using it to...
Almost by definition, a forged ancient coin doesn't need to be tooled, since all the enhancement will have been done before the fake coin was cast...
Aren't VCoins dealers required to guarantee authenticity? If so, and if this dealer is still selling on VCoins, you should be able to get a refund.
In a more general sense, grades for ancient coins are almost irrelevant since each coin's features will be different regardless of whether they're...
Feel free to give this a try and see how well you do! Be sure to post the result on this site... The complete answer to your question is lengthy...
You have eight different field labels (Obverse, Reverse, Composition diameter & weight, etc.) in the above label that are always in the same order...
I understand this perspective very well. When I purchased my Caligula ADLOCVT sestertius in 2010, I could not imagine another one that was...
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