Below is an example of what I do for each coin. It's not just about protecting the coin, but on providing more of its context and history. I can...
Thank you for all the replies. In retrospect, I should have probably asked this before I put it in my album, as access is now difficult. For...
Here's mine! I find it interesting how it seems that all the Phoenician/former Phoenician cities dated their coins. [ATTACH] Tyre, dated RY 30...
My apologies as I'm sure there's a numismatic term for this, but I'm new to ancient coin collecting and am intrigued by some white "stuff" I found...
I'm also not a fan of ring lights. The big disadvantage is you have no flexibility with the light. With a twin light flash I can move the heads...
Personally, I have high opinions of Savoca. I've purchased from them multiple times and I've always been happy. I practically lived off their blue...
So here's the new coin. This is the first one where image stacking would have helped due to the narrow depth of field of the MP-E 65. I should...
Yes. Very true. If you want to do that, then a macro rail is useful. I have a Really Right Stuff dual-rail that I use for nature abstracts, but...
Great coin! However, it seems to be mis-attributed. This looks like Price P181, 323-317 BCE. Struck in Babylon.
Since this isn't a photography forum, I can understand that there are several basic photography concepts that aren't fully understood, so I'll...
It's not hard to focus whether using MF or AF. Just place the camera where you need and slowly move the camera up or down. If shooting in MF, set...
Below are a few of my recent shots of a Lysimachos Tetradrachm and a Series 1 Karshapana from (supposedly) the time of Buddha. The setup isn't...
I agree with @Andrew McCabe's assertion of "Do the work." By most accounts I'm a n00b here. I only started collecting in December and my entire...
I'm not sure what you're after. You seem to insist on Sparta minting gold coins that no expert/scholarly publication gives even a whisper of...
Again, more knowledgeable members please feel free to correct me, but silver and gold coins during this time were minted to pay for something -...
This is just my basic understanding (so, please correct if I'm wrong), but in order to mint gold coins back in that time you needed more than just...
The Third Sacred War was ~120 years before this coin was minted, and even then the scarcity of it implies production was low.
This article provides some interesting info on Spartan coins. I've seen the roman bronzes come up a few times at auctions.
I was going to reply about this earlier, but you hit it right on the head. I disagree that one needs to spend this type of money to be a "serious"...
I think where there may be some confusion here, is that Andrew's suggestions/observations really apply to the high-end auctions. Had I a $100k+...
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