For a decorative approach to emperor portrait identification, dirtyoldcoins.com has a beautiful poster. I have no affiliation with them, and I...
(I would like to see a citation of where some ancient historian says the lack of a beard had something to do with Christianity.) Agree. Here is...
Using a neodymium magnet ($6 from Amazon), I checked my ancient bronze coins. Several could be picked up onto the magnet, and many more reacted...
Writing the above post, the lower photo headings were above the respective coins, but apparently spaces get eaten in the actual post. Sorry....
After reading Valentinian's excellent Imitations page linked earlier in this thread, I think these junky coins from a Balkan-heavy seller's bin...
Collecting in general has a couple of big types -- lifelong collectors (can become hoarding) and later-in-life collectors. Some lifelong...
It is an actual game already :yack: [MEDIA]
Game night at TIF's house: [IMG] Pecunia non olet – "Money doesn't Stink" A card game set in old Rome, in which the players act as rental...
With a skinny dowel, lower lighting angle, perusal of the camera owners manual to discover an automated exposure bracketing feature, and some...
The tiny coins occasionally fall off the CD spindle, so I have a black cloth in the bottom of the bowl to catch them gently. I might try a very...
Thanks! Is the "reflection of the coin at the bottom of the image" technique a proprietary secret, or something widely known? It is very dramatic.
Thank you very much for this information. Having spent an hour rereading the wonderful photography pages on the website linked at the end of your...
Having grown up in Anchorage, AK, I am not surprised that the most profound observation ever made in Fairbanks was on a t-shirt. :woot:
The September 6 thread "Let's see your lions" had beautiful, tiny coins and excellent photography. It inspired me to buy some tiny coins...
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and...
No one has ever heard of a parade or concert against Indian Head Cents, so the issue must be possible internet angst. Let us help you Google that...
TIF saved my two posts with her injections of humor and astounding coins. Anyone unfamiliar with TIF should check out tifcollection.com to see...
This is the coin from the beginning of this post. Original picture was by the seller. [ATTACH] The poor coin really got skinned during shipping....
This coin seems to read "PETA" at the top of the reverse. To a modern Caifornian, PETA would be "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals"....
In the bargain category, this was in an uncleaned lot in 2004, for $2.25 a coin. I have attributed it as Nero,[ATTACH] RPC 1761, Balkan mint....
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