~ Copper 4 The Weekend™ ~

1Mike1

Picked this up this morning

66RB

Quadruple D's

drwstr123

ambro51

A NewP from the SB auction. 1786 Vermont Baby Head Ryder 9.

rays

<< <i>A NewP from the SB auction. 1786 Vermont Baby Head Ryder 9. >>



Yet another Baby Head! (and what a deal that one was)

We should start a society for the care and feeding of our babys.

bolivarshagnasty

Happy Weekend Everyone!!!

lkeigwin

<< <i>Quadruple D's >>

Gorgeous!

I tired to fill in the gaps, Rob. But I couldn't find my '21-D and '23-D.
Lance.

Icollecteverything

Lookout! I heard the chicken pox is going around.

Swampboy

valente151

My newest purchase:

AnkurJ

A Medal from Baltimore. NGC slab has many scratches that just wouldn't polish out.

The dealer was happy to sell it due to the weight of the slab!

copperhunter

Page 4? Really?!?

ricko

That 1852 is marvelous..... very nice indeed. Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

<< <i>A NewP from the SB auction. 1786 Vermont Baby Head Ryder 9. >>

sorry about this one, but this is still a way fugly coin

lordmarcovan

<< <i>SELEUCID KINGS, ANTIOCHOS VIII 121-96 BC
Obverse: NO LEGEND; Radiate head right
Reverse: BASILEWS ANTIOCOU EPI-FANOU to left and right of eagle standing left on thunderbolt, sceptre over shoulder. Usually with date in exergue.
Mint:Antioch Minted: Circa 192 BC
Dia: 18 mm Wt: 4.23 gm Orient: 12/12
Ref: BMC 25-28; Hoover HGC 1212, SNGIs-2501

VF-nVF Grade: A most attractive strike of Antiochos VIII. A bit off center, but still strong detail and a obverse that pops. A stunning example. >>



Stunning indeed. Priced at less than twenty bucks, I couldn't pull the trigger on this one fast enough. Compare it to this one, which I paid $75-80 for, pre-NGC.

So yes, I'll be putting an $18-ish coin into a $35+ slab, you betcha. Why? Just because. Went off to NGC the other day.

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This one, despite poor centering (which is a plus on modern coins like your US pieces, but a bit of a minus on ancients), has a lot of character. At 14 bucks, I simply couldn't pass it up, either. In hand, it had a neat beveled flan, nice and chunky. Off it goes for some pricey plastic, too, just for fun.





<< <i>ANTIOCHOS IX HIS HD. RT. / WINGED THUNDERBOLT SG#7170
Antiochos IX his hd. rt. / Winged thunderbolt SG#7170

Nice levante patina. >>

lordmarcovan

PS- Gil- I like the 1809 half cent, and the Teddy Roosevelt plaque is cool.

No shortage of eyecandy here, as usual.

PS- valente151's large cent sure has a lot of nice red for a MS BN coin.

coinsarefun