If you find Tif's full thread on the piece, you'll see that weight doesn't really matter. A quick CoinArchives search shows that weights routinely...
Hey, let me know. I have 248 pieces cataloged, and a bunch more that I haven't recorded yet. It's an infinitely interesting and challenging field.
^ this is the same type that Tif posts a little further down. Its a bee. Steve, glad you won it! Its a great, high grade example. I've developed...
Wildwinds and 99% of dealers are notoriously unreliable for cataloging tesserae. There's only two sources I can honestly recommend for accuracy:...
The seller is not in the above image. I have met him before.
This is an excellent first piece, and you got it at a fairly reasonable price. I've been putting my budget into more modern coins recently,...
Thanks! I'll send a message to the ANS first. They usually get back to me within the day.
Would some kind CoinTalker be willing to scan two articles from this publication for me? Hettger, Henry T., "U.S. Large Cents Overstruck in Latin...
Let me fix that with you: Step 1 – Get a job Step 2 – ???? Step 3 – Coins
Slightly off topic, but the only reference I've found for post WW2 Republic of China issues is: D. Graham and E. Kann. "Coinage of the Chinese...
Good job assimilating all that information, Tif! I'm on mobile only for the next week, so would someone be kind enough to post my two examples?...
My wife has been learning the art of bookbinding. I told her there was enough work to keep her in business just in this hobby alone!
Hey, if you liked this you should check out my article on Angl-Scandinavian coinage in the last Classical Numismatic Review.
Pedigree work is one of the hardest things to do in numismatics. You have to go with your gut. One person can search for hours and find nothing,...
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Jeez Steve, that Sauromates is one seriously tooled coin.
Lots of these kicking around at the moment. Now is the time to buy one.
I haven't read this article in a few years. It sounds worthy of a revisit. This is definitely from the Danubian series. I'd be willing to...
I disagree. The wave of imitations of which you speak was primarily copying the Siscia mint, and was struck in the Danube valley with an obviously...
Thanks you @pfitzner for saving me the effort!
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