INFORMATION

I AM A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

ALL ITEMS ARE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENIC.

SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WILL BE GIVEN FOR EACH ITEM.

I AM WORKING ON SHARPER IMAGES. PICTURES ARE NOT ACTUAL SIZE BUT MAJORITY ARE LARGER. I WILL GIVE COMPARISONS TO U.S. COINS.

ABBREVATIONS

AV= GOLD, AR= SILVER, AE= BRONZE,COPPER,BRASS, RT= RIGHT, REV= REVERSE, OBV= OBVERSE, STG= STANDING, EXG= EXERGUE, EL=ELECTRUM

GRADING

MINT= NO WEAR ON COIN, WELL CENTERED ON OBV. AND REV. SHARP DETAILS. EF= (EXTREMELY FINE) ALMOST NO WEAR ON COIN, DETAILS ARE CLEAR. VF=(VERY FINE) COIN SHOWS SOME WEAR,MAJORITY OF DETAILS ARE VERY CLEAR AND READABLE. F=(FINE) COIN SHOWS HEAVY WEAR, DETAILS AND RAISED POINTS ARE SMOOTH. VG=(VERY GOOD) COIN IS WELL WORN, OUTLINES ARE STILL LEDGABLE AND IDENTIFIABLE, PATINA= COLOR OF COIN DUE TO TIME AND GEOLOGICAL LOCATION: GREEN,BROWN,BLACK AND RED.

I TRY TO OFFER COINS AT REASONABLE PRICES. AS GRADING GETS HIGHER SO DOES THE PRICE. ANCIENT COINS ARE EACH UNIQUE AND ONE OF A KIND AND MANY ARE HARD TO AQUIRE. LOWER GRADES ARE VERY ADAQUATE FOR MINISTRY, TEACHING, AND COLLECTING.

REFERENCES

THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE

COINS AND CHRISTIANITY by KENNETH JACOB

GUIDE TO BIBLICAL COINS by DAVID HENDIN (EXAMPLE) H-113

ROMAN COINS AND THEIR VALUES 4TH REVISED EDITION by DAVID R. SEAR (EXAMPLE) S-3910

BYZANTINE COINS AND THEIR VALUES by DAVID R. SEAR (EXAMPLE) S-1512

SYMBOLS IN CHRISTIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE by WALTER E. GAST

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, BRITANNICA.COM

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA-VOLUME XII, Online Edition copyright 1999 by KEVIN KNIGHT {www.newadvent.org}

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ANCIENT BIBLE COINS
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