My samples were grabbed from several methods over the years, some stacked, some not. I am not a good enough technician to be able to repeat...
Today a video was posted to You Tube showing excellent still photos magnified considerably and 'zoomed in' on small sections while panning around...
Who has the obverse with a horse head? Not I for sure! Obviously some busts are fancier than others. I always wondered if Probus actually owned...
There is an 'upgrade' version I never got that adds Livia on the Augustus side. What is the countermark on the neck of the king? [ATTACH]
If you are leaving all your other coins in slabs, perhaps you would like a slab size plastic box that snaps open and closed. These cost a lot...
Ephesos offers a lot of small, cheap and low grade coins for the budget collector. This late sixth century tetartemorion shows curved wings and...
Non PVC flips are hard enough that I would insert a thick silver coin with extra care to avoid abrasion. I use paper envelopes. For the record,...
Back to Venus but different 'error'. These are rare spelled out and not abbreviated but this die replaced the R's with B's. [ATTACH] Next: an...
Yes but, in addition to all those opportunities for self help, feel free to post questions. We do give extra credit when it appears you first...
I agree. The Saecular series was from Rome and had workshop ID indicated. The elephant was made both at Rome [ATTACH] and in the East...
While I have no real reason to doubt this AVG vs. AVGG theory, I would point out that the coins of Carus and family played by 'different' rules...
I agree with your 'plan' except for the part about popularity amongst collectors. I really suggest buying coins that you find appealing and not...
I have four but have never 'warmed up' to them. I have several friends who really like 'Biblical' coins and flyspeck them seeing points that most...
I agree with much of what red_spork said but operated in the under $100 bracket a lot of the time making Abafil trays seem too much so I used...
Children of that day and a few decades before were more inclined to olden days 'history' than fantasy and more likely to be impressed by old...
Do you see any significance in the laurel wreath on the portrait? Without either legend or a bare head, I'd seek a dating during his lifetime.
We saw the obverse only of that coin earlier and were told that the reverse was similar. Now we know why.
The question was not whether the coin was genuine or not but whether the sand patina was added. Making a fake for 10 cents that sells for $10 is...
Do all the experts here believe it is a cast? I believe the dies were fake.
He was a cute kid and went straight downhill soon after this sestertius was made. [ATTACH] In the middle years, he was rather ordinary looking....
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