This 1800 S-212 has enough going for it, that i want to do something to restore some natural color to it. It has the unnatural sheen of an old...
It has more luster than the picture shows. My guess is MS something. What do you think? Thanks! Eduard
Some events in history are so significant that they have the power to change the course of history. Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, and more...
It has natural, but not uniform toning, raised rims, but a soft strike at the bottom of the reverse. Also a few small rim hits by 7 o'clock on the...
I bought this coin a few days ago at a local show. The seller, an elderly gentleman from Hungary had quite a few nice denarii in very nice...
I treated myself to this little coin a few days ago on Father's day. It is lower grade, but overall pleasing example. Is this an overdate?...
A light hearted question here: what would be the correct terminology for people like us who are fascinated by coins: Geeks, Nerds, or like our...
Finally delivered to my door this morning, after a trip across the big pond came this 1796 LIHERTY large cent. According to Breen, the LIHERTY...
Spain's last stand in latin America: The fortress of Real Felipe For most historians, the battle of Ayacucho fought in the Peruvian Andes on...
Just curious. I was reading in another forum about collectors looking for over a year for a representative example of the 1809 dime in VG-XF. No...
Here are two coppers from B&M auctions: the 1795 large cent is the common variety S-76b rated R-1. It has a few ticks on the bust, but overall...
Here is a coin i showed you some time back, but these are much better (not perfect, still slightly out of focus!) pictures which bring out the...
After many years of focusing solely in Roman coinage (as far as ancients are concerned), I am just now starting to discover the coins of the...
I received this coin as a gift a little while back. Is there any reason to doubt its authenticity? I have checked many similar in CoinArchives...
I am basically a copper guy, but i was looking at some of my early silver today and decided to take new pictures of this old lady. She's got charm...
Hello C.T coin friends, I would like to know what is the actual grade of this coin. It was bought as MS at a B&M auction in 1988. I hope the...
It is estimated that up to 1/3 of the gold and silver which the Spanish plundered from the New World never made it to Spain. Pirates, and the...
Here is an 1800 H10C which i bought long ago. It was definitely brighter when i bought it, and has toned a little since. I'd greatly...
Hello C.T Friends, I would like to show you my new Vermont Landscape copper: Ryder-8, Vermontensium variety. As nice as you can get for the...
I have been trying to finally take better pics which will do justice to this coin, but i just cannot get it right. It is quite nice in hand,...
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