A small suggestion for your future posts: when you upload a picture, choose the "Full Image" option -- it's more convenient for the other...
Since Lanz, especially, is in the business of re-engraving and tooling the coins in their auctions, it makes sense that they don't want before and...
Are you in Germany or Austria? If not, I assume you'll still see the pictures on ACSEARCH. Also, as I read this e-mail, it appears to refer only...
One of the more notable features about Orfew's 12 Caesars denarii collection is the distinctiveness of the reverses. In particular, the Tiberius...
Uh... wow, your MOST VISITED bar is a little scary... [ATTACH] Is there something we should know about your extracurricular activities?
It's highly, highly doubtful that this coin is authentic. There is such an extensive depth and breadth of expertise on this site that, if the OP...
Hadrian is a good emperor to collect for coins whose reverses contain animals. Here's a scorpion: [ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AE...
Sorry to pile on here, but I agree (for all the reasons previously posted) that it's very unlikely your Otho is genuine.
Yes, I suspect that the reverse legend and the outline of Victory's arm (at 11 o'clock on the reverse) may have been enhanced, not just smoothed.
The Franz coin exhibits an extremely flat strike with little or no detail remaining in the obverse and reverse devices. The surface is rough and...
Definitively evaluating authenticity even from good photos is not possible, but blurry photos ensure that any opinions about your coins'...
Researching this coin on ACSEARCH finds plenty of examples without the radiate crown. To my eye it appears to be genuine. There are ample...
A smoothed gold coin? That does seem a bit unusual, although from time to time there have been threads and discussions about other gold coins...
You might want to be more specific about your definition of "trust." - Do you want authenticity guarantees? If so, how long (lifetime?...
[ATTACH] I found two other examples of this coin on ACSEARCH, one of which was misidentified as RIC 86 (which is a laureate head of Vitellius),...
This is a very distinctive coin, and one that I hadn't seen before in any search or auction. It's well centered and the legends are well...
I remember this from high school Latin, but you do realize it's pseudo-latin, right?
Congratulations on a great coin-year despite the disaster that struck your island. Your choice of coins is exquisite and you've amassed a...
The luster on this coin looks attractive, and it's well centered and generally well struck. If you hadn't noticed, there's a minor defect/gouge...
From the description of an Eid Mar denarius sold by NAC: [ATTACH] Perhaps no coin of antiquity is as familiar, or as important, as the ‘Eid...
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