The first is Da Zhong tong bao by Zhu Yuanzhang 1361-68 AD 5 cash Guangdong mint Hartill 20.39 valued at $2000 if genuine which I sincerely doubt...
I am working on a page for my website and need to 'borrow' an image from its copyright holder (the person who took the photo rather than the...
While I agree that the coin is fake, I base it mostly on just having a feeling when I see it rather than having extensive experience with the...
I have never seen a tet 30mm in diameter. Drachms, yes; tetradrachms, no.
I am very anxious to see your coin. I hope I like mine better and you like yours better. $26 shipping suggests your is coming from overseas so...
This thread is really getting expensive. I wish the OP would buy a coin or the mods would close the thread because I went online again and found...
This is very much a matter of opinion but one on which we do agree. I have a lot of coins that I really wish I had not bought but some of them...
Nice coin. That does not look like BD.
The question I'd like to see answered is why QQ was used.
The difference I see here is the nearly decade gap between US large cents and copper small cents. Between them were the copper nickel cents which...
I assume the RIC 1/3 idea comes from relative weights. I only have one certain fraction of Maxentius. It weighs 2.3g but is considerably...
That is a good one but the intent was private issue coins made to fill a need for circulating coinage when the government was not able to meet the...
One thing I found interesting and reassuring was the 'honest' drawings of the stamps uses. The authors grayed out parts of the punch that they...
http://www.printsasia.com/book/punchmarked-coinage-of-the-indian-subcontinent-p-l-gupta-t-r-hardaker-9788186786352 The postal carrier just...
zumbly's coin is a very nice strike with a lot of obverse legend often lost due to the tapered flans on which these were made. I do regret the...
Lets take it a bit farther down the road to ridiculous. Each of my pairs share something in common with their partner. Can you tell what it is...
Not exactly letter punches but considerable value can be added if it is a mark of the right collection. Ancients with the eagle stamp applied by...
As usual, this has a story. I bought this one: [ATTACH] I believe it is a Pi IV style from the mid 4th century. The coin is not as it was when...
http://www.pbase.com/image/156369822 I decided to get a small one. There are many much cooler meteorites but the fall date of 15 Feb 13 made this...
I see the bottom line here as a question on why you collect coins. If you are only into coins for their potential cash appreciation, you will...
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