lordmarcovan

Thanks for looking.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/lordmarcovan/m.html?_trksid=p3692

True auction: 99c start, no reserve, free shipping to US addresses.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153839144021

Holey schmoley!

I don't think I've ever seen a RED 1914-D before.

(Yeah, I don't get out from under my rock very often.)

The others posted here are sweet, too.

Though not in the same league, here are my most recent copper newps.

Thought that I would post my most recent free aquisition. This was given to me as change, thought it was pretty cool. First proof I ever received from change. Scratched, probably not worth anything but nice none the less.

 

-Tom ♠

 

That's pretty cool, indeed. I have found proofs in circulation twice. One was a 1983-S quarter, but not quite as nice as yours. The cameo contrast survived pretty well on yours. Neat find!

Thanks. In hand, the 3cN looks as though it might be one of those "just missed Cameo" coins. It is a really nice brilliant proof with a little bit of contrast, but perhaps not quite enough.

 

I actually don't find fault with the way PCGS straight-graded it.

 

I do give the seller kudos for capturing it so well in that first set of photos. The slab images are from my scanner.

Scanner as in printer scanner? If thats the case that may be my new way to capture images

It's an HP flatbed scanner, yes. A bit higher-end than a lot of them, though. Not all scanners are created equal. And a scanner seldom can compete with a camera for quality coin images. I still use one because I am something of a Luddite who has not yet graduated to a proper SLR camera.

This scanner does great with circ silver and other patinated coins, but not so well on lustrous coins or colorful toners. With proof mirrors, it's hit-or-miss. In this case it did fine with the slab pix. Lucky scans.

These days I mostly buy from people who provide excellent images and just recycle their pictures to make up for my shortcomings in the photo skill department, but my scanner is adequate for capturing the basic slab pictures.

Thanks. In hand, the 3cN looks as though it might be one of those "just missed Cameo" coins. It is a really nice brilliant proof with a little bit of contrast, but perhaps not quite enough.

I actually don't find fault with the way PCGS straight-graded it.

I do give the seller kudos for capturing it so well in that first set of photos. The slab images are from my scanner.

Not my most recent ancient acquisition, but still pretty recent.

Just back from NGC.

That went well.

Nice to see that this NGC spinoff of my long-running similar thread on the PCGS forums is seemingly just as successful.

(D'oh- I accidentally played off the wrong coin, and don't have one to correct it.)

Proceed from the last posted!

PS- BuffaloHead's 1-real might not be technically ancient, but it sure is pretty!

And Watcher, if that Titus quinarius is your first ancient, I'd say you're off to a strong start!

These represent my last year or so's worth of ancient coin purchases and swaps.

All eighteen of these just went off to NGC Ancients.

I got five more Romans this weekend in a surprise swap from somebody. (By "surprise swap", I mean he just sent 'em to me outta the blue, and basically said, "eh, send me whatever you like in return". Those can be fun.)

Teos, Ionia AR trihemiobol, 10.5 mm

Miletos, Ionia, AR 10 mm.

Macedonia (Phillip II?) AE 17.5 mm.

Alexander the Great, posthumous drachm, AR 17 mm.

Adramytteion AE 12 mm.

Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochus VIII Grypus, AE 19 mm.

Caligula, Caesaraugusta, AE as, 26 mm.

Nero, AE as, 28 mm.

Galba, AE as, 28 mm.

Vitellius, AR denarius, 19 mm.

Titus, AR denarius, 17 mm.

Trajan, AR denarius, 19 mm.

Hadrian, AR denarius, 19 mm.

Lucius Verus, AE sestertius, 33.5 mm.

Antoninus Pius, AR denarius, 18 mm.

Julia Mamaea, AR denarius, 19 mm.

Philip I AR antoninianus, 23 mm.

Antoninus Pius, AR denarius (Victory/toned), 17 mm. Ex-ANACS EF45.

Well, so far I've only had one transaction since coming here, but it was a very good one. I bought a big bulk lot of world coins from Coindude, and it was a great transaction all around.

Many of the members here are people I've had successful dealings with Across The Street over the years, of course.

All of these have been bought since the new year and are pending at NGC right now.

Julius Caesar, lifetime portrait denarius from around the time of his assassination, circa February to March of 44 BC. (An ugly duckling, perhaps, but rather rare!)

The Tiberius "Tribute Penny" denarius of biblical fame.

A denarius of the short-lived civil war emperor Otho, 69 AD. I bought this from Harlan J. Berk in 2007, had to sell it with most of my collection when I got laid off in 2008, and just recently bought it back.

A Vespasian "Judaea Capta" denarius.

A nice bright, high grade Domitian denarius.

HEY!!! HE STOLE MY "COIN UNO" IDEA FROM ACROSS THE STREET!

Eh, good for him. "Follow The Lead(er)" is probably a better name than "Coin Uno", anyway.

1833 or Bust half to me, is it?

OK, here is the only one I've got on hand. Sorry for the sucky photos.