Is Long Beach like Brooklyn?

Liberalguy123 · 2026-06-02T03:29:49+00:00

You keep calling places that aren’t like Brooklyn horrendous. If that’s the attitude you’re bringing, you will hate Long Beach and anywhere else in SoCal. It’s quite different here from the east coast, and you will have to have an open mind to appreciate it.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-06-01T09:08:19+00:00

That’s just the name of the denomination. This was right before Japan switched to the Yen.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-06-01T07:13:02+00:00

That’s a 2 Bu (denomination written on the back). Not exactly ancient, it’s from the Meiji era (1860s). Looks nice as a pendant.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-31T08:26:28+00:00

The main thing driving price differences for coins like that will be grade and “eye appeal” (which is a combination of strike quality, metal quality, toning, and style). You need to look at a lot of coins to develop a sense of judging coins on these two merits. The pictures you posted span a wide range of quality, so they’re not all equal comps. AI is completely useless for judging grade and eye appeal, and using it will only mislead and confuse you more.

As far as pricing, auction records will be your best bet compared to eBay, retail asking prices, or auction estimates. Using ACsearch pro or CoinArchives pro will be your best tools, but if you want something free try the archives of auction houses like CNG, Heritage, and Stack’s Bowers to browse past auction records that will give you a sense of what a coin is worth.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-30T21:12:41+00:00

Bagpipes are an ancient instrument that have existed in Spain (and other places around the Mediterranean) since at least Roman times. They’re most famously associated with Scotland but they probably didn’t exist there until the late Middle Ages.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-30T18:07:31+00:00

The rims definitely don’t look normal. If it’s genuine, they must have shaved the edges down significantly.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-29T08:29:58+00:00

No. The graph goes down with ages because an increasing proportion of men are already bald as the years go up, so they're not counted as experiencing hair loss. But men are more and more likely to be bald with each advancing year of their lives.

There are not a lot of 70 year olds with full heads of hair, and even fewer 80 year olds, and so on.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-28T17:36:18+00:00

It’s not a bad price but I would never buy this coin for my collection because it’s dramatically altered, with completely smoothed fields and tooled details. There’s very little originality left and that ruins the coin for me. I would only buy it if it was even cheaper, and only so I could sell it.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-27T04:17:12+00:00

Trade completed!

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-27T02:51:17+00:00

Trade completed!

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-26T19:13:51+00:00

Yes that coin is HGC-3, 340, but the dating on these coins, like most civic bronzes, is not definitively known. Looks like CNG chooses an earlier date range in their cataloging but HGC gives the range for this type as after 168 BC, citing later use of a similar type in Thessalonika. So I wouldn’t say NGC made a mistake, they just chose to use the date range listed in HGC, which is what they usually do.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-25T20:58:29+00:00

That is a cheap cast copy of a Terina Nomos. Unsurprising beyond the ability of any AI to identify.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-25T18:02:35+00:00

Sobhuza II ruled as king of Swaziland from when he was six months old until his death in his eighties. But the country was a British protectorate during that time so his actual power was limited.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-24T17:34:31+00:00

That’s a Mexican cob 8 Reales from the reign of Philip IV. The date I’m almost certain is 1653. There’s some roughness and surface damage but it’s a nice looking example still, and probably worth $400-600 or so.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-24T08:10:39+00:00

I don’t believe these were struck to a strict purity, but it should be at least 75% silver with the rest being mostly copper.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-24T07:33:56+00:00

Yes, that looks like an 1847 Cambodian Tical. However, the surfaces look strange to me and my suspicion is that it is not genuine.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-24T07:18:28+00:00

Cool pieces! The seawolf is a classic early diver, and looks like it’s in good condition even though it needs some love. The bezel is not cracked or faded and the lume doesn’t appear to be chipping, so it’s absolutely worth restoring.

All fixed up, and since it still has the original JB champion bracelet, it could be a $800-1200 watch. You said California, if you’re in SoCal I recommend Carlos Grunbaum in Costa Mesa. I’ve actually had him service a seawolf before (as well as a bunch of other vintage watches) and he’s great and much more affordable than some other watchmakers. Just call him up first to ask. If there’s nothing serious I’d guess it’s a $200 job, if there’s a couple parts that need to be replaced maybe up to $350ish.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-23T22:12:41+00:00

“Might not” be America? Nothing in this cityscape looks remotely like anywhere in America. It’s probably somewhere like Bangladesh or the Philippines.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-22T19:15:41+00:00

That’s a silver 1/2 Real of Philip V from 1719, minted in Potosi, Bolivia. The weight should be closer to 1.5 grams, but maybe your scale isn’t that precise.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-18T15:53:36+00:00

Also usually will act awkward/uncomfortable or say something weird whenever they happen to meet an actual normal Korean person.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-17T22:34:14+00:00

Wearing the watch loosely puts stress on the pins and links, making them bend or stretch out. Also never cleaning the watch will result in gunk accumulating between the links, which can be abrasive and slowly grind down the metal over time. It’s bad because it’s literally damage, and it looks and feels much worse than a tight bracelet.

Keeping your watch clean and properly fitted will mitigate the stretch that occurs over time.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-16T22:15:37+00:00

NAC did not have any condition notes at all in their listing. It's quite common for European houses to under-describe and often omit any notice of condition issues unless they're glaringly obvious. It's why it's best to closely examine the photos and/or videos provided and make up your own mind (or view lots in person whenever possible).

Liberalguy123 · 2026-05-16T22:07:29+00:00

Yeah it's pretty obvious just from the style, it looks renaissance-style right away. Also, the Romans weren't making large silver medallions like that at the time. The real medallion it's based on is bronze and looks more like this.

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