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Now that I think about it some more, there are some scenarios, in which I would thank a dealer. None of the following scenarios has ever happened for me, but if 1 of these scenarios happened, then I would thank a dealer. Scenario 1 : If I screwed up, and accidentally ordered a coin. If I told the dealer right away, and if the dealer was nice about it, and canceled the order, then I would thank the dealer. Scenario 2 : If I ever wanted to return a coin, within the seller's allowed return window. If I did that, and if the dealer was nice about it, then I would thank the dealer. There may be other such scenarios.

The idea of thanking a dealer, had never occurred to me, until I read this thread. Now that the idea has occurred to me, will I thank dealers in the future? Probably not. For me, when I buy a coin, it's an equal transaction, in which money is exchanged for a coin. The dealer hasn't done me a favor, and the dealer hasn't given me anything, and I haven't done the dealer a favor, and I haven't given the dealer anything. Therefore, for me, there is no need to thank a dealer, or for a dealer to thank me. However, I'm glad that coin dealers exist. And, if a coin dealer provides fast shipping, and is friendly when handling problems, and is knowledgeable enough to avoid selling fake coins or tooled coins (although even the best dealers may occasionally make a mistake), and has interesting coins in my price range, then I tend to buy more coins from that dealer. And, I tend to say good things, about coin dealers in general, on coin forums.

I have an old desktop computer. I bought it in 2010. It used to have Windows 7 Home, I think, but I've since installed the Windows 10 Home on it. I also upgraded the RAM, from 8 gigabytes to 16 gigabytes. I've always just used the following keyboard keys. Alt + Print Screen (called "PrtScn SysRq" on my keyboard) = screen capture the selected window. Ctrl + Print Screen (called "PrtScn SysRq" on my keyboard) = screen capture the entire desktop. Then, in Microsoft Paint, which was standard software with Windows 7 and is still standard software with Windows 10 although you may have to poke around to find it, I press Ctrl + V, to paste the screen captured image. Then, in Microsoft Paint, I press Ctrl + A to select all of the captured image. Then, in Microsoft Paint, I can move the image around, to clip the top and left areas of the image. Then, in Microsoft Paint, I click outside of the image. This causes a tiny white square to appear, at the lower right corner of the image. Then, I click and drag the lower right corner of the image, where the tiny white square is, in order to clip the bottom and right areas of the image. Is this the sort of thing, about which you guys are talking? Or, do you want to do fancier things? Or, have I misunderstood this thread/discussion?

Hello @KARABANXELERO. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms. I collect US coins, as well as ancient coins, medieval coins, and world coins. I'm familiar with the 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 private gold coin. The coin in question, looks very similar to the Humbert, but obviously it's not gold. Unfortunately, that's where my knowledge ends. However, there are many knowledgeable collectors on Nvmis Forvms. Hopefully, someone will know more, about the coin. Do you know the diameter and weight of the coin? Is the coin attracted to a magnet?

@ewomack That's a nice, interesting example. It has some interesting details. And, it has an interesting, dark brown patina. I also collect Byzantines. As you said, the people who collect Byzantines, seem to be a small subset, of the people who collect ancients and/or medievals. One can simply look at the number of posts, on each of the Nvmis Forvms sub-forums, to see how few collectors seem to collect Byzantines. It's interesting, how different people, like different things. Here are the number of Nvmis Forvms posts, at this moment. Greek 6.6k Celtic 258 Roman Republic 2.1k Roman Empire 23.7k Faustina Friday 677 Byzantine 3.1k Medieval 2.1k Non-Western 773 World Coins 3.6k However, perhaps surprisingly, the number of Byzantine posts, is the 4th highest of the coin sub-forums, behind only Roman Empire, Greek, and World Coins. And ahead of the Roman Republic. And ahead of Medieval. Perhaps it has something to do, with @Severus Alexander's massive thread "The epic Byzantine portrait thread". I hope @Severus Alexander is doing okay. One thing, that I think is interesting about Byzantine coins, is the decay. That is, how the style of the Byzantine coins, seemed to decay, relative to the ancient Greek coins, and the ancient Roman coins. The ancient Roman coins decayed, and the Byzantine coins continued the decay. And, I think it's interesting, how the Byzantine coins became stranger and stranger, and less Roman in appearance, as the centuries passed by. Here's my Justinian II coin. Justinian II coins are somewhat scarce, and the demand is relatively high for this interesting Emperor, therefore the coins are somewhat pricey, usually. Especially the 40 nummi coins. Justinian II The Slit Nosed. 1st Reign. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Minted 685 AD To 695 AD. Syracuse Mint. Sear 1295. DO 54. Maximum Diameter 21.7 mm. Weight 4.09 grams. Obverse : Justinian II Bust Facing Front, With Short Beard, Wearing Crown, Cross On Top Of Crown, Holding Globus Cruciger In Right Hand. Reverse : Large M, Monogram Above, "SCL" Mint Below. Overstruck On Earlier Coin Possibly Constantine IV Syracuse Follis Sear 1211 DO 64.

I like that. As a buyer, I would even like to see, a photo of the front of the entire slab, and a photo of the back of the entire slab.

That's a good point. I agree, that it is difficult, to take good photos, of a coin in a slab. However, some sellers seem to take okay photos, of coins within slabs. I would prefer, for a seller to at least try to take zoomed in photos, of a coin within a slab, and feature the photos which are clipped to show only the coin. Especially, when I'm browsing through a gallery view of many coins, it's difficult to even see a coin, to decide if I want to look more closely at the listing of the coin, if the featured photo shows the entire slab, because the actual coin looks so small, in such a photo. Here are some examples, which I found, of sellers, who feature okay photos, of a coin within a slab, which are zoomed in on the coin, and which are clipped to show only the coin. THESE ARE NOT MY COINS.

@Valentinian Yes, I agree, that it is an inconvenience, and it creates more work for me as a buyer or bidder, to view a coin, when a dealer features a photo of the entire slab, rather than a photo clipped to show only the coin. I've seen this, on multiple sites, for both fixed price sales, and for auctions. If the sales/auction site only allows 2 photos, then I could imagine, why a seller or auction house would have photos of the entire slab, because I would want to look at the entire slab, before I bought or bid. But, if the sales/auction site allows at least 4 photos, then it seems like, the seller or auction house would feature photos of the coin, clipped to show only the coin. As you say, it's almost as if, the slab is more important than the coin. Or, perhaps the seller or auction house didn't want to take the time, to clip the photos. Also, it seems like, a sales or auction house, would always allow at least 4 photos. 2 clipped photos for both sides of the coin, and 2 photos for both sides of the entire slab. If I remember correctly, Vcoins allows at least 4 photos. But, some sales or auction sites, seem to allow only 2 photos, for some reason. All of what I just said, is just what I remember, from looking at various sales and auction sites. But, my memory could be incorrect.

Hello @Amanda. I advise, starting a new thread, for the Queen Elizabeth II coin.

My Alexander The Great posthumous tetradrachm has some rainbow toning, on the obverse. Alexander III The Great. Posthumous Issue. AR Tetradrachm. Minted 280 BC to 200 BC. Odessos Mint. Price 1163. Maximum Diameter 28.0 mm. Weight 16.74 grams. Obverse : Heracles In Lion Skin. Reverse : Zeus On Throne. Minted in Odessos, which is now called "Varna" in Bulgaria, on the western coast of the Black Sea.

Hello @Amanda. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms.

As a collector of ancients, medievals, and moderns, I find the OP post very funny. Perhaps because I collect all 3 of the above categories, I differ from the modern collector stereotype, somewhat. I don't care about error coins. None of my coins are in slabs. I don't care about the "grade" of a coin. I won't pay a ridiculous price, for a coin that is MS-63 versus MS-62, or MS-63 star plus plus (or whatever they call it) versus MS-63. And, I touch all of my coins with my hands, except for 1 silver uncirculated set, and 1 silver proof set. However, if a coin is shiny, then I try to hold the coin by the edges. On the other hand, I have a few things in common, with the modern collector stereotype. I have 1 series, which is all Lincoln cents from 1909 through 2009 except for a few oddities and errors. That's my only series. Many moderns collectors seem to like series. I keep my Lincolns, in pretty blue Whitman albums with sliding transparent covers, so I can see the obverse and reverse of each coin. Many moderns collectors seem to like albums. And, I try to get the nicest looking coins, that I can. Although, that can be said, about many ancients collectors also.

Hello @José. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms. To me, the coin looks Chinese, or Japanese, or Korean, or Vietnamese. It's probably a cast coin, not a struck coin. It has an inscription on both sides, therefore it seems to be a later coin, perhaps after 1500 AD.

Happy Easter! Here's a Byzantine coin, from my collection. Basil II Or Constantine VIII. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Minted 976 AD To 1028 AD. Constantinople Mint. Class A3. Sear 1818. Maximum Diameter 28.7 mm. Weight 9.27 grams. Obverse : Jesus Christ With "EMMA" On Left Edge, "NOVHL" On Right Edge, EMMANOVHL Is Latinized Hebrew For "Emmanuel" Meaning "God With Us", "IC XC" On Left And Right, Abbreviation For "IHSUS XRISTUS" Greek For "Jesus Christ". Reverse : "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE" Greek For "Jesus Christ King Of Kings".

Hello @VanillaBean. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms. The thin coin, looks like a Spanish coin, perhaps as early as the late middle ages (1300 AD to 1499 AD), or maybe later. Perhaps the Spanish kingdom of Castile & Leon (castle and lion). As @theotokevoithi said, the thick coin, could be a bronze Spanish coin minted after 1500 AD. Perhaps a 3 maravedis coin (III) coin, or an 8 maravedis coin (VIII). That may be the date on 1 side, perhaps "70" or "76" for 170X or 176X, therefore perhaps sometime in the 1700s. That may be a "III" on the other side, for either 3 maravedis (III) or part of 8 maravedis (VIII).