I would give anything to have a relative who wanted to handle my coins. A low end stereo microscope costs less than the sales tax on an R3 unless...
That is a beautiful, smooth specimen. Those are common with a lot of wear. Few have more wear than my Hadrian but the location of the date made...
This post brings us to the verge of 'forensic numismatics'. I love technical numismatics or all kinds (except, possibly, cleaning) because it...
The tip off is the AFR in the obverse legend that was not used by Gordian III. Gordian I had a forehead with hair; Gordian II was bald. ANY...
The easy answer is to do a little resizing of the obverse but the 'right' answer is probably to reshoot the next time you are in the mood. [ATTACH]
This question is often asked but rather few people are willing to read the great, 8 page answer: http://www.classicalcoins.com/flans1.html The is...
I would encourage you to try the Focus bracketing on the R5 (R6 and RP also) but it does not work with flash and it requires a lens with auto...
I agree that f/11 covers most when you are shooting flat on rather than tilting to show edges. [ATTACH] You also might improve the situation...
My setup is many time simpler than that offered by kirispupis but works for me. Still, my setup is many time more complicated than is necessary...
I do not pretend to be an NGC grader and have no idea where they would draw the lines between grades. I regret that I do not have a weakly struck...
Those are not likely to happen. My two sided pair is a plaster cast of a Alexandrian tetradrachm in the British Museum that was given to me by...
I can't recall previously having read a spin on 193 that cast DJ as the hero and we never can know the whole truth with certainty. I do have to...
Mars was known to the Romans for one other thing besides war. This AE as of Antoninus Pius shows Mars 'descending upon' Rhea Silvia approximately...
Didius Julianus married poorly. How anyone possibly could have expected a plan like this to work out well in the long run is wholly beyond me....
For years I had many coins that I wanted to upgrade but never did. Recently, some of them have been creeping out of my collection and I have no...
I wish I could believe this. There has been so many mini-electrums offered in the last few years that some sellers have been selling them in bulk...
I have no problem whatsoever with amateurs buying and selling of coins but, when you set yourself up as a professional and charge a buyers' fee, I...
Syracuse has a long history in this department. If you requested a catalog, bought a Sterns bike or won a race in 1898, you could get one of...
Are either of these in any way related? This is not my artea but I believe these to be Timurid. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just disinherited Bing. My kids, natural or adopted, KNOW what I am without resorting to 'thinking'. My collection always has specialized in...
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