That is a really interesting flip-over double strike.
That's a die chip. A cud starts on the edge of the coin. Like this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beat me to it! :)
Valentinian I, AE3 of Sirmium. AD 367-375. DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE, Victory...
Nor have I. Though, it's a bit of a bummer because some interesting examples are in my price range.
I've found 2 dealers that do this consistently. I think that both have been discussed on threads here before.
When I lived in London, I took a trip to Brighton for the weekend. Even the beach was rocky. No sand :P
I like that you can see more detail after your cleaning. The bit of patchy patina though isn't as nice, in my opinion, as the even sand patina. I...
Very interesting!
Heavily worn and thickly patina'd. Nothing worth more than 1c
That's a nice one! Here is one I found CRH'ing: [ATTACH]
Not even a good fake. Compare to the real one: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/doubledies/1969Sddo1.html
I dump them as fast as possible. Not enough interesting varieties in shield cents for me to waste my time searching them. There was an interesting...
Slim pickings this week: 2 boxes of halves: 3x40%, half a magacian's coin 2 boxes quarters: solid 2021P 1 box centd: solid 2021P Got a Barr note...
-29? That's a hard pass from me! It is 21 right now and that's cold enough for me.
I know! I'm sitting here with freezing cold feet right now!
I look forward to seeing what you get with those lottery winnings ;)
Wow Donna! Most aurei I've seen are Late Roman. I haven't seen many earlier gold coins. That reverse with Victory and the snakes is not one I've...
Those are both great starts to the year!
Which is why I only do circulated P&D :)
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