I know this is a long shot, but I'm looking for an in depth study on the copper coinage of Haiti in the 1830's. KM is, as usual, grossly...
It IS a slab!
Considering that you'd probably get arrested on trying to remove the stone, I'd go with the tube. Would you rather be forced to collect only...
Why does EVERYONE assume this? How many kids are jonesin' so bad for a Bazooka that they turn to crime? Kids these days want ipods. You gotta...
And a LOT less useful. Nathan, trust me, this book is way more valuable than another Chersonnesos hemidrachm or two. It is by far the best...
I'm gonna go ahead and teach a man to fish here. First off, assume most of the books you'll want for ancient coin collecting are out of print....
Personally, I wouldn't even bother with Sear, but many here would disagree with me. There are far better catalogs, and far better surveys. I think...
It's interesting to view the Lincoln cent through the eyes of a graphic designer....
My bad, you are correct. Even just seeing the wear pattern, my gut said silver.
The large numeral 2 on the obverse indicates that this should be a silver 2 Reales. It would not be the first coin that has been "tested" that...
Tell her that this is far and away the loftiest compliment I have ever received. Seriously, some of my best friends are librarians.
I only caught it because I've made similar errors myself. When working through a large group of coins and a single piece like this presents...
My, what big farthings you have!
Doesn't look tooled, but definitely a neat double strike.
This is the most Roman-est of my Roman tesserae. Made for use in the City of Rome, by the people and for the people, with a depiction of Roma and...
I'm reasonably sure it's the largest private collection. And while it's definitely not as large as the public collections of Europe, it is at...
For ancients? Ie, excluding sundry little modern collections. 0 AV 2 AR 16 AE 181 PB Do you think I'm specialized enough? Lol! Currently my...
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That's the kissi penny. An excellent lot. You got a killer deal at £90. Not so much because all of the pieces are valuable, but because they are...
A huo quan - "spade money" from the reign of Wang Mang, cast AD 14-23. Worth maybe $40-50.
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