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Re: Ancient Coin Identification Needed. This One Has Me Stumped…
I'd agree with John Conduitt's assessment. To be more explicit, it's a Roman Provincial coin, from the time of emperor Trajan, issued in the name of the Koinon of Galatia. "Koinon… (View Post)5 -
Re: Russia 1922 15 Kopeks 1924 Ruble
Correct; the RSFSR was one of the founding members of the USSR (the others being Ukraine, Transcaucasia and Belarus). The largest and most powerful member, but still (on paper at least) merely the fi… (View Post)1 -
Re: Are there any flips that stay flat when folded?
The ones made of PVC stay flat when folded, but that's probably not the answer you were hoping for. :s The best flips are made from some kind of rigid plastic - and this rigid plastic has way to… (View Post)2 -
Re: New Grading Suggestion: Four Grades per Coin. Devices. Fields. Obverse. Reverse.
Back when ANACS kicked off the whole third-party grading thing in the 1980s (and before PCGS came along with their "slabs"), ANACS initiated a split-grade system - so, two grades were assig… (View Post)2 -
Re: The coin of the immaculate conception
Probably not, but the coin was flipped over while it was living in the cabinet so both sides of the coin were in contact with the tag as various time periods. That's my theory, anyhow. (View Post)2