Not much into errors, but I agree with @paddyman98. If you need to see that close whats the point? I'd say maybe 10x magnification and a...
I'll add one caveat though.... If you're going to try it, make sure the coin in question will upgrade. Otherwise you will throw a bit of a...
As @-monolith- pointed out, the clean fields with dark toning around the devices and the denticles is a good indicator of cleaning. I am not...
@Victor_Clark totally my fault for not being clearer in what I meant…. Warren has good info on most of the coins he sells. It wasn’t my intention...
As promised…. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/
Hey…. @The Half Dime if I can suggest a good place for a newbie to get a feel for ancients it would be augustuscoins.com. The site is run by a...
Ohhhhhhh great.... now whenever I see your cat I am going to see his jersey number there.... lol
He's right though.... your brain want to make something out of it, even if its just randomness. I agree there is something there though, I'll...
I like that.... a simple, elegant solution. Clearly I was overthinking the idea.
I just discovered my late Aunt collected campaign buttons. Hers were all 20th century and newer, but they have been given to me. Like coins it...
While sitting bored in my cubicle this afternoon I had a thought. Could panoramic mode be used to get a continuous photo of the rim of a coin? A...
then by all means remove yourself from the consumer pool. If you can’t trust your own judgement that seems like a signal that the hobby is no...
Just remember l, if it seems too good to be true it probably is. You did great by checking before buying though. Unlike those who find out after...
As others have pointed out, its not actually gold. For a PF69 on a presidential dollar $19 all in after shipping seems expensive. I have a set...
What’s the big deal? He can ask any price he likes, finding a buyer is a whole other story.
I do agree @SensibleSal66 , just saying he can ask for any amount of money he wants. No one is obligated to pay that much for it though. We’re...
why can’t they ask whatever they want for the coin? How many of these type offers actually sell?
@PamR great coins!! I’d love any of those in my collection… one secret that hasn’t been mentioned so far…. Unlike modern coins it’s ok to gently...
Curious how you conserved them…
Saw the thread title and was hoping @Valentinian had gotten lost and posted outside the ancients..... no such luck
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