You can still buy Photoshop Elements as stand-alone downloadable software. I think it costs around $100 US. If you don't mind online programs...
Welcome to ancients! It's such a rewarding hobby and CT Ancients is a wonderful place :).
Thanks :) I mostly use Photoshop Elements and for animated gifs, one of the many free online animated gif makers (with all the component pictures...
David, the coin is magnificent and I find the graceful rendering of Minerva even more compelling than the portrait. I could take such a thread to...
I think almost any bit of provenance information enhances the enjoyment of a coin. As for my wishes? "From the TIF collection, a hobbyist who...
:D Congrats-- it was a very good price. I saw that and was going to bid hard because I'm a hog and like to snatch up every example I can find of...
Now that is a Donna-worthy coin!
It's a very handsome coin! Nice photos too.
My opinion, which is worth the price paid, is that is looks cast. There appears to be a ground-off seam (?), soapy devices and legends, and...
@dougsmit, your Domna/Venus collection is fabulous! I bought this Domna for the well-proportioned Venus: [IMG] Julia Domna Augusta, 193-217 CE...
Al, I want to make clear that I do not think you know nothing about ancient coins. You choose to slab them... I understand that. Your preference...
I'm not the OP, but let me take a stab at this... It's a rare coin with fewer than 10 known. The last one sold (per ACsearch) was in 2013. It's...
Best laugh I've had all week. Thanks, Ocat! :hilarious::hilarious: Kudos though to the OP who made a valiant effort at describing the coin :D.
Slabbing modern coins appears to be the norm. It is expected and there are better reasons for it than for ancients. It can be pretty hard to...
Pretty sure we're discussing ancient coins in slabs, not moderns whose value and desirability are tightly linked to a 70 point grading scale....
To summarize opinions so far, the people advocating leaving the coin in the slab are collectors of modern coins who probably don't realize...
There really is no good reason to leave that coin in a plastic container that cannot be opened. Removing the coin from the slab does not destroy...
It's good to see you testing the ancient waters. Looking forward to watching your collection evolve!
Best wishes for a wonderful new career! [IMG]
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