If they were all PR70 DCAM or MS70 and there were enough of them, they could easily be worth that much. I wouldn't advise investing in them for...
My coin is a dog when it comes to condition, but the animal is a hippo from Alexandria under Claudius, AD41-42. Bronze, 25 mm.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Have you checked eBay? Now that you have brought this up there will probably be lots of them show up having been "hidden" in China. More...
I'm not an expert by any stretch, but it looks to me that this is struck from a very worn obverse die, which accounts for everything you mention....
Entry Post. My accidental eBay purchase several years ago. It was at a very low bid and I thought it would go much higher, so I bid what I...
Tip of the hat to the TPGs! It would also not be bad publicity for the manufacturer of the safe if we knew who made it.
Don't use acetone to clean the smell out of food jars like pickles and peanut butter. I had some coins soaking in a very clean peanut butter jar...
Guess anything between 1880 and 1889 and you have at least a 10% chance of being right. Any or even all of the apparent marks in the last digit...
Is this the technical term the Carthaginians used for this design feature? :)
Thanks to all who have responded!
Would this react with the silver surface? I have used alcohol on some dirty stuff of no real value, and as I recall it seemed to affect some of them.
I hate that the damage was done. The lady's husband, whom I never met, put lots of lesser coins in 2x2s. Those are all just like they were when...
I don't know anything about Ez Zest. How likely is it to harm a surface? I can't tell how etched it is already, but that is my fear. Do you...
I soaked it for two or three weeks in acetone, changing it occasionally, then rinsed it in xylene.
A friend asked me to look at an accumulation of coins left to her by her late husband. There were a few pretty nice coins, but I hurt inside as I...
It appears to me the hole goes all the way through, although now filled with debris. Years ago it was thought to be "good luck" to nail such...
Thanks. You are right, except for the year and some minor spelling variation, it is an exact match. I love the helpful people on CT!
Thanks for the suggestion! Apparently it is Mainz, 2 kreuzer. Although they did not have this exact coin, I found the design, both sides, here:...
Thanks for the suggestion. I already knew of the similarity to Swedish Lavonia. This is my Lavonian solidus from 1636 that was a gift from my...
That's what I have found. Thanks for the suggestion! I wish there were a good resource to check the heraldry on the other side.
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