Good thing he's using those nice soft steel tweezers to hold the coin. I'd hate for it to get scratched!
Thanks! I use a tripod-mounted Nikon D3200, standard lens with extension tubes, and a couple desk lamps with daylight-spectrum bulbs. The...
Here is another one of my new 'quality' acquisitions - perhaps not quite as eye-catching as the Titus denarius, but still quite nice. I especially...
Thanks Bing! Even though I probably won't be able to replace some of the coins I sold, I have no regrets. ;) Yes, it is definitely a long-term...
I don't think I would try cleaning that coin. If that red stuff is part of the patina then removing it could severely damage the coin's details....
Zeus is the seated figure on the reverse. The obverse portrait is a depiction of Herakles. Some argue that the portrait is actually that of...
Haha! Great coin @Cherd!
The past several months I've been working at shifting my collection from 'lots of average coins' to 'fewer coins but of higher quality'. Part of...
It's definitely a sestertius of Commodus. I can't say exactly which type right now (I'm at work) but the portrait indicates a later date, maybe...
ACSearch is, yeah. It's got something like over 11 million archived auction lots, everything from ancient to modern and everything in between!
Can't wait to see that one!
My pleasure. I know what you mean, getting the hang of these search sites can take some time and practice. ;) OCRE is good only for Roman Imperial...
First one I think is OCRE I 477 - the Nero/Victory asses are tough because there are so many different legend variations - Online Coins of the...
A nice lot. I'd say the price was about right, not a steal but you didn't get ripped off. Here's a good website for identifying the Roman coins:...
Very nice!
Nice little group! I agree, price was fair. I don't see any evidence of tooling, though.
That's most definitely a gross exaggeration. Taken as a whole, I think it would be much more accurate to say that the overwhelming majority of...
These are good points, especially the note about proxy bidding. I've come to prefer that method - not least because I don't immediately see...
Buying at auction is no guarantee of a fair market price, though. In fact in some ways it's easier to overspend, what with the emotional factor,...
Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) is a good one located in the US. Savoca Coins, Roma Numismatics, and Numismatik Naumann are some overseas houses...
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