I admit that being more centered in ancients, I don't always know what the popular, modern coin market is doing. "Cheerios Dollar" is not among...
BOLD NEW BITCOIN INVESTMENT STRATEGY (Being, personally, more involved in the ancient coins ID'ing and cataloging field, I'm not certain this is...
Was that by any chance the Springfield, MA distribution center?
"Holy coins, Batman! - holey coins!"
Holey coins, eh?
I do a fair amount of piecework cataloging for Agora. Of course I am an old retired fart and my time (which according to various employers was...
Those "value" estimates are rather like the reportage on large drug busts. They can quote ludicrous "street-value" prices because it's not up to...
acsearch is my go-to for medievals. There are lots of more specialized references - many are not in English - which you might consult, but for...
Say what you will about my opinion here, but so far as I can see, the presence of normal accumulations like this on an obviously well-circulated...
"By both of your coins, which are very nice, I can see they both have a open crack in the rim area. I take it this was a common feature?" Yes -...
An older picture - beard is grayer now, and I'm a couple hundred lbs. lighter than I was then so my cheeks are not so full, but still close enough...
Another way Roman (and other classical-era) coins got into Western soil was as hitchhikers in the ballast ships on early voyages might take on to...
Perhaps you need not go as far afield as trying your local educational institutions. Just ask around (here, even) for ancient coin enthusiasts -...
Another Serdica example: Galeria's bust appears both turned to the right or facing with head right on these folles. This is a facing bust, head...
The standard US denominations of this era are all somewhat (slightly, but noticeably) larger than those of modern-day US coins of those same...
I have had this silver (or high-AR billon?) Crispus follis for years (decades, actually) but still have no solid explanation for its existence...
A man awakens from a vivid dream of the Serengeti plains to the sound of hoofbeats in the street. Sitting up, he exclaims: "Aha! Yes! I knew it!...
It's pretty obvious that homonyms are not dealt with in schools in the same detail I (barely) remember. They're - their You're - your - yore Its -...
Gordian III Laetitia Avg N sestertius - I've had this piece for a long time. [IMG]...
That the engraving/countermark (if it is a c/m) is on the obverse is the most unusual thing about this piece. I have seen several specimens on...
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