Neat find. My Dad just found one on the counter at the post office (also a 1936 with similar high grade details, but environmental damage, like...
In my initial post that you quoted I said "a very important ruler" because I initially took that to be a Constantine I (Constantine the Great)...
Not Julius Caesar, there. ;) Almost four centuries too late.
The only Julius Caesar I have owned was this denarius in the old Twelve Caesars collection I assembled in 2011-13. It was something of an ugly...
Looks good to me, generally speaking.
Again, THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. Read the introduction, and the title at the top of the page. Go to the current contest if you'd like to post an...
Your mouse might be knackered, but the forum's server has been having some issues which have resulted in a lot of those double posts. You're far...
I believe so, though I guess it's theoretically possible (if unlikely) for a coin to be missing both outer clad layers? That would of course...
@mrbadexample - this one (#85) is now closed. But the coin you want has been rolled over as a prize option in Giveaway #86, which is open as of...
Despite the flaws in the system, yes, I must agree. And back when I still had teeth to be pulled, I counted my blessings that it was a 21st...
Belated response: This is purely… WOW.
Cool crack!
Don't. Lean into it. That was a hilarious autocorrect glitch! We've all been there. :p
Glad you're back- and better. I just recovered from pneumonia, but it was nowhere near as serious as what you went through. Sounds scary!
This is what a dime with an actual missing clad layer should look like. Red-brown exposed (inner) copper core on one side, whitish original...
Looks good. I like the With Rays type, and have fond memories of the 7070 album. I took the liberty of fixing the image in your original post so...
No. They're merely discolored (environmental damage).
Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400 This piece had some nice cabinet toning which was not fully captured in the...
German States (Mecklenburg-Wismar): silver witten, struck after the Wendish Coinage Union of 1379 A mad cow, wearing a crown and sticking out its...
Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438 (PCGS XF40) I affectionally referred to this as my "Hippie...
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