That's a great portrait @Mat .
Nice one!
Very nice coin! Pius VII seems to have been a gentle and very longsuffering man. Will Durant, in his book The Age of Napoleon, writes: "Napoleon...
Count me in! I will go with: Giveaway Lot #250907-17 - United States: 1943 steel Lincoln Wheat cent (NGC MS66) I've always wanted a nice steel...
I tend to agree. Lighting that is near-perpendicular to the coin's surface will bring out more detail, especially on low-relief coins, but it will...
Buying a coin based off of a stock photo! Buying quantity instead of quality.
I really should, especially since I've been expanding my collection more into world/US coinage.
Yes, I'm done with stock photos! ;) Except maybe for bullion purchases. Some time ago I bought a few circulated gold sovereigns from APMEX, stock...
Wow I had not noticed that. That is weird. I did see later that he's got a bunch of other "Gem BU" coins listed similar to the 1909 VDB....
I said I was going to hold off on trying for another 1909 VDB. Well, I held off for about three days. :rolleyes: This morning I won a much nicer,...
I agree, nice to have Liberty back! And I like the depiction of the eagle on the reverse. The only thing I might have changed would be some of the...
Flashy coin!
Very nice. I like the toning. I think earlier I had commented that I was also a descendant of Bradford, but I've learned since then that that was...
Wow! What a find!
#4 is Minnesota. Not sure about any of the others!
I like it!
Sweet!
"I only have" he says. :p That is a magnificent coin, also minted in Tabora. The Germans took greater care in minting the gold pieces than they...
I will have to check those out! I remember that last one, which is one of my favorite coin-related stories. Must have been incredibly rewarding to...
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