All 1829 Half Dimes have curled base 2's. The very scarce coin is the 1829 DIME variety JR-10. No other. That is why it is important to determine...
Here is a picture of an 1829 Jr-10 "curled based 2" capped bust dime. [ATTACH]
@Christopher290 , can you please post the reverse of your coin? It looks like the obverse of a Half Dime and it is important to verify that...
Vitellius is one of the very first emperors I focused on when I started collecting Roman coins in the late 80's. Managed to assemble this small...
I only have two examples of MA denarii, one as caesar, the other as Augustus. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Besides CNG, Vcoins, Auctions (Numisbids, Sixbid), and Ebay, you may want to try Ma-Shops. There appear to be quite a few MA denarii currently...
This 1861 dollar has some really nice bluish tones. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are a few other bronzes bought over the years where I think I could have been more discriminating. Agrippina sestertius -Carpentum on...
If its any consolation...I would have bought it too :).
Believe or not, this not-so-pretty coin is actually a sestertius of Vitellius - Pax Augusti type. (paid 50 DM for it at a flea market, about 30...
Believe or not, this not-so-pretty coin is actually a sestertius of Vitellius - Pax Augusti type. Paid 50 DM for it at a flea market, about 30 bucks.
A SDB is a must. I have the same problem as you - its all locked-up. The only solution is to take good pictures, and try and enjoy those.....
Kenneth, thank you very much for your kind words.
A couple of 1794s - my favorite date for early large cents. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You are absolutely correct: the 1/2 Real Chile Independiente type (as they are known in Chile) are scarcer than the 1 Real, which in turn is...
That is quite a nice example of the Volcano coinage from Chile. Congratulations! Since you mention the reported mintage figures for this issue,...
Those are my thoughts as well: everything is wrong. However, what really jumped at me was the style of the "2". It must be the oddest-looking...
I have one or two 3-centers in my collection. I always wanted one of the scarcer dates and this 1870 seemed quite nice. [ATTACH]
Fair question(s) - no problem :). I bought this in 1988, from the Bowers and Merena sale of the Ebenezer Milton Saunders Collection. This I think...
I am not real good at taking pics, especially of little coins like this one. How would you grade it based on these new photos? Wood grain...
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