Let's begin, shall we? Lot #1. On the first day of COINmas, @Penny Luster gave to thee... A "1780" Austrian Maria Theresa thaler restrike, .833...
Here's my old "bargain basement" example. Something of an ugly duckling, but you can't often say you got a lifetime JC denarius for under 500...
WOW.
Welcome to December! We're going to have the drawing soon, but I am first going to add a few more things to my swapstock selection, so the prize...
That I did not know.
I think that pretty much covers it. Novelty, that's all. But... 400 bucks? Yow.
Kind of how I was thinking. Single-digit (<$10) pricetag, probably. A cheapo with definite issues, but still kind of fun and interesting.
It’s not a question of “pass”. I already got it as part of a big consignment. It is merely a question of how sharply to discount it when I...
Nice patina. Seems a handsome pickup for fifteen quid.
Brazing. Yes.
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Wondered about that. I did know solder has a relatively low melting point.
@Drago Fuller - you had posted three threads about the same coin. I have combined them.
Indeed it does, and I suppose that’s also possible, but I think I still subscribe to the solder theory (which, after all, would have still...
It was just three cents to them, back in the day. Nothing special at the time. And if you wanted to make a cufflink or whatever, it would have...
I thought about that, too. And that could well be the case, though I would normally expect to see traces of the solder still there. And for the...
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