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How does a coin with multiple rim bumps get into an MS63 holder? The close-up photos are somewhat deceptive in that the website for advancing...
Actually, I think that David Vagi article appeared in Coin World, not the Numismatist. Sorry for any confusion.
Might have been from last month's edition, but a recent edition of the Numismatist in any case. I remember it was on page 118 because I emailed a...
Thank you. Very useful information.
Read David Vagi's recent article about coins of the Bosporos in the Numismatist recently and found it fascinating. Was on page 118 of this...
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Looks like that Taler that Chris B. posted is pretty common, or at least common enough for us both to have handled one. I sold mine off back in...
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Interesting how at one time scoring the remains of saints was considered a badge of prestige for any church, cathedral or basilica. If only they...
Nice one!
I agree. Coins with a story are infinitely more interesting then those without.
The nicest of the (6) verities in my collection, the 1927 No Stars. The single star variety is far and away the most difficult to locate, the 1926...
You'll love this one!! https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/california-bans-small-road-gas-engines-including-lawnmowers-and-chainsaws
Another one from Mark Teller, this one Albanian. Much more difficult to find the Star variety in brilliant uncirculated, for some reason they...
From the case of Mark Teller at the recent Long Beach show. I went to put it in my spreadsheet, and noticed another coin, the 1938 Egypt 20...
Ouch(!) Well I guess what goes around comes around.
Used have one too, mine was harshly cleaned and I sold it on eBay many years ago. There's a nice one on eBay right now, AU58, but I can't quite...
Here's the other three in the set. Nice, but not as nice as the 8 Peso. These have more typical frost and luster. I also have a complete set of...
Yep, this one PL too. Much more so than the 5, 10 or 20 Peso with higher mintages. I would suppose nearly all the coins struck were PL given the...
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