I just got hold of this great medal at a cheap price, but it has the obvious corrosion issues. It's dirty in general as well. I did a short soak...
I recently stumbled on to this Hadrian Brockage. A bit worn, but still an interesting mint error. Does anyone know why we call these a Brockage....
I bought a bag of these half coins from Wayne Sayles, a while back. He had them labeled as Circa. 1st Century. I'm just getting started, looking...
Here are pictures of an old vellum document that I picked up form an antique dealer. He has no idea what, where and when this is from. I thought...
[ATTACH] My grand daughter turned 4 years old today. She loves this Russian(?) produced cartoon called "Masha And The Bear" So my wife ordered...
I know this coin isn't much, but my curiosity still drives me to figure out what it is. I'm thinking Roman Imperial Provincial, but that's just a...
I stopped at a local dealer recently and stumbled onto this Fouree . L. Sulla. 81 BC. AR Denarius FOUREE (3.2 gm, 18 mm). Uncertain mint....
I picked this up on whim, because it was 50% off and I thought it was Greco-Bactrian. And of course it was another cool, fat coin. It looks like...
I picked up this Coin this past Saturday. I loved the feel and size. In a pinch it doubles as sling shot ammo. The card it came with,...
I normally focus on ancient and world coins, but I found this in my change. I know it's not a major error, but I think it's interesting that it's...
[ATTACH] I just picked up a Romanus III Follis similar to the picture (borrowed from Wildwinds). It's referred to as a "class B". What does...
This coin is 30 mm and weighs 9 grams. I checked every picture on Wildwinds and I found similar coins, but not the same. Something is off, but I...
I am mostly an ancient collector, but I have started collecting early American coins. I just purchased this large cent at a local club auction...
I don't have any background on this coin. It came in a bag of uncleaned Roman coins, but I'm guessing Arabic or Indian. Please point me in a...
I received a bag of uncleaned roman coins as a gift. They were picked up at a pawn shop, so I don't have any info or source. The 20 coins were...
I am trying to put a collection of obsoletes together, from my local county, here in Maryland. I just missed this Cecilton, MD note on ebay. I...
I have read many times that Civil War tokens were made because of the shortage of coins, due to people hoarding them. This theory always sat wrong...
I have read many times that Civil War tokens were made because of the shortage of coins, due to people hoarding them. This theory always sat...
[ATTACH] I have been hunting for this coin, but have never seen it at a show. Does anyone know if this coin is ridiculously rare and expensive or...
I tried this under the world coins forum, without success. I found this under medals on ebay. Although calling it a medal is a stretch, it still...
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