I pulled out my Marcus Aurelius denarius a few days ago and was distressed to notice that it had a problem. When I first got it, I noticed that...
As both a metal detectorist and someone interested in ancients...drool, drool,...
I’m interested in ancient coins, but I only have a few. I find the whole area endlessly interesting and enjoyable. However, the endlessness...
I'm helping my Uncle, who was given a bunch of coins by his uncle back in the '50s and '60s when he had polio. I've been cataloging them. They are...
I'm sure many of you have already seen these, but I just saw them for the first time and thought I'd share. The Texas one, for some reason, struck...
For all you cleaners of coins: In the near future I plan to purchase some uncleaned ancients to mess around with. I’ve never bought uncleaned...
This is one of my uncle's. I presume this token comes from Germany. If anyone here can identify it and tell me how it was used, I'd appreciate it....
This is a small one-cent piece from Ethiopia, dated 1936 EE (Ethiopian Era). That would translate as 1944 A.D., although this date was “frozen”...
I have quite a few world coins that were minted with holes in the middle. This morning I was thinking about it, and I realized that I don’t know...
I just found this a couple of days ago, and I'm not sure about it. Does this look to you like it was struck through grease? There is a little...
Here are two new silver coins I bought recently. I really liked them both as soon as I saw them; I think they are fairly striking coins. I also...
I have a very beat-up Roman and, after some very hard scrutiny, I was able to make out the soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman on the reverse. The...
Here are coins I've recently added to my collection. The first is a dime that isn't really remarkable, except that my dad gave it to me. He'd...
Sunday I went to a meeting of the Louisville Coin Club. Very nice folks; I think I’ll head back to the next meeting with a membership application...
I'm reading through Collectible American Coins by Kenneth Bressett. In the chapter on 2-, 3-, and 20-cent coins, he writes that some coins had a...
I see that there is already a thread on coin nudity...heh. In another thread, the possibility was mentioned that a CWT that said "NOT ONE CENT"...
I recently bought this Marcus Aurelius denarius. Can anyone tell me what the inscription is? Or don't--I don't mind either way--I'll be...
I just realized that a 1918 nickel I have has a rotated die error. I grade it as VF, and the error is about 20 degrees. Can anyone give me an...
Just in time for the Fourth of July! :p I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday. I was wondering today if there are any coins (or,...
I'm unsure about the PVC content of slide holders, and I'd like to avail myself of this forum's collective wisdom. I have many coins stored in...
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