And collector demand is strong, especially for the larger denominations. I wonder how NGC goes about slabbing them.
The measurements for the 1/2 daler are 98mm x 100mm. It's amazing to think that these bulky and very heavy plates were actually used as a means...
I've been trying to cut down on the coin purchases due to a big tax bill coming up, so my recent acquisitions have been comparatively modest. I...
Sorry for the Very late response. The Starr groups are based on stylistic changes, a kind of tweaking of the basic design over the course of four...
Colonial Spanish 8 reales were exported from Mexico and Peru for over 250 years, with republican 8 reales and pesos continuing to circulate there...
I think it just a process of time plus experience, and maturity, and luck (or lack thereof) that moves us in different directions when it comes to...
That is a stunning portrait of the old boy! Nice reverse as well. Congrats!
As I muddle along collecting (muddling is the most sophisticated method for me), I due create labels for my coin that include provenance, when it...
That's a really nice AV dinar! I especially like the very light red color highlighting the fields.
A lovely coin! Congrats! Here's on of my folles of Romanus IV, Class G, my best example, purchased many a moon ago from Stephen Huston of SF....
I find horn silver pretty stable. Once a coin is removed from the environmental factors that created the horn silver, I have found little change...
That tooling job really exaggerated her overbite!
That sounds like a good project for a history sleuth, maybe even for an episode of Secrets of the Dead on PBS. It also reminds me of the...
My sister and brother-in-law have a flat in London, near the Heath, so I know about the housing situation in that city.
I would say that there's a 99.9999999999% chance that they will snag someone straight out of university or from another museum. These folks are...
Plus by brother-in-law, who's an Aussie. Can't get much more international than that!
Actually I would use that as the clincher at the interview, presenting that impressive number on the back of a napkin, pulling it out of my...
Got this one in the bag. Let's see, high school term paper, employee of the year - coffee break, a transcript of my ten days in law school, a...
Thank you for the clarification. Wow, tough ending for that town!
"Crowning glory" it is indeed! A wonderful solidus! A nice follis and nummus as well.
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