Ok, with my handy Leuchtturm 40X microscope I am seeing minor recutting at start 9 and 10, and more noticeable at star 12. However, I do not see...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As the title says, these are my 'true' love when it comes to ancients. Specifically, the coins minted by the...
Thanks for the comments guys. I never would have guessed there are some many varieties of seated dimes. This is new to me. KoinJester, it seems...
Thank you very much Jello and KoinJester. It is not that I am unable to follow the directions for attribution in the link Jello kindly provided...
Recently added this seated dime to my collection of US dimes. It is outside my area of Bust Dimes but it is an early date, and it is from the New...
Ok, I had no idea it was his birthday, either. But I do have some of his coins:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a few coins of this famous queen as well, whose long reign rein was certainly a respite from the (luckily) brief but bloody reign of her...
And two more Hadrians. I guess you can tell he is one of my favorite emperors (I even named one of my sons after him!) The sestertius /RIC 567b)...
Valiant, here is one in my collection showing Hispania kneeling before the emperor and holding his hand[ATTACH] .
Here are two of my Hadrian: A sestertius honoring the legions serving in Syria, and a denarius showing a Liberalitas scene. The sestertius,...
Well, I see you are still pursuing the ladies, Mat. That is a nice example. I remember I was once offered the same type, but declined to buy it...
Even if I no longer have all the time I would like to actively participate in the Forum, I too have noticed how lively the interest in and...
I do not post a lot lately, but I had to reply to these posts by Cucumbor - Congratulations, Cucumbor, you do have some beautiful coins! This...
Sorry, not spanish colonial It is a 1 Kreuzer for the german states of Württemberg.
If that is an 1796 no-pole half cent (variety C-1), then I agree, it is one hell of an impressive find. Just to give you an idea - only about 20...
Beautiful S-51, Dave. And that S-164 is exceptional as well.
I like that 20 Francs minted in Lille, Ripley!
This is an interesting coin minted during the French Revolution, specifically during the period of the National Convention after the storming of...
Thank you, Bill. This is a very common Sheldon variety (S-24, R-1), but it is appealing as a type due to the bulging cheeks. In fact, it was...
These two recent purchases reflect well the kind of US coins that I like to collect. Early US is my thing. The 1815 Quarter is a coin I had been...
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