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Draped Bust half dollars were minted from 1796-1807. Thus Draped Bust half dollars are among the earliest US coins. The obverse depicts Lady Liberty with flowing, curly hair. There are two different reverse designs. The first reverse depicts a small eagle. The second reverse depicts a larger heraldic eagle. Draped Bust half dollars are rare and expensive coins. I'd like to imagine Thomas Jefferson carrying one of these coins in his pocket!
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Coin facts:
SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 330/20-280 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.76 g, 5h). Chimaera standing left; ΣΙ below / Dove flying left. BCD Peloponnesos 283; HGC 5, 213. VF, iridescent tone.
From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from “J.H.,” 27 November 1968.
The Roman Senate was headed by two consuls. The consul is the highest elected official in the Republic. A Roman consul is similar to a modern president or prime minister. The Roman Republic had two consuls that shared power. Each consul served a one year term.
The Roman Republic ended in 27 BC, when Augustus Caesar became Rome’s first emperor. The Roman Empire still maintained a Senate. However, the Senate would never regain the authority it had during the Republican period.
The Founding Fathers were inspired by the Roman Republic. Similar to the Roman Republic, the United States holds elections for its senators.
My coin is a silver Denarius minted by the Roman Republic. A typical Republican Denarius weighs 3.5 to 4 grams. These coins were minted in 99% pure silver. The Denarius maintained a 99% purity throughout the Republican era. When Rome became an Empire, the Denarius was gradually debased.
Government officials tasked with minting coins are known as “moneyers.” Roman moneyers stamped their names on the coins they produced.
My coin was minted in 119 BC by the moneyer, Marcus Furius Philus.
The coin's obverse (heads) depicts the god Janus. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings & endings. The month of January is named after Janus. Janus is often portrayed as a two headed man.
The coin's reverse (tails) depicts the goddess Minerva crowning a trophy made from the spoils of war. After winning a battle, the Romans would gather the weapons & armor of defeated foes to make a trophy. The Romans would dedicate the trophy to their gods. It was considered a crime to loot a trophy.
My silver Denarius was purchased from Vcoins.com. It was formerly part of the Dr. Gernot Heinrich Collection.
The Roman Senate was headed by two consuls. The consul is the highest elected official in the Republic. A Roman consul is similar to a modern president or prime minister. The Roman Republic had two consuls that shared power. Each consul served a one year term.
The Roman Republic ended in 27 BC, when Augustus Caesar became Rome’s first emperor. The Roman Empire still maintained a Senate. However, the Senate would never regain the authority it had during the Republican period.
The Founding Fathers were inspired by the Roman Republic. Similar to the Roman Republic, the United States holds elections for its senators.
My coin is a silver Denarius minted by the Roman Republic. A typical Republican Denarius weighs 3.5 to 4 grams. These coins were minted in 99% pure silver. The Denarius maintained a 99% purity throughout the Republican era. When Rome became an Empire, the Denarius was gradually debased.
Government officials tasked with minting coins are known as “moneyers.” Roman moneyers stamped their names on the coins they produced.
Caracalla was the son of emperor Septimius Severus and the brother of Geta. In 211 AD, emperor Severus fell deathly ill. Before he died, emperor Severus made Caracalla and Geta his successors to the throne. Thus, the brothers Caracalla and Geta ruled as co-emperors.
However, Caracalla and Geta were unwilling to share power. Both brothers shared a mutual hatred and mistrust of one another. Caracalla and Geta wouldn’t approach each other without their retinues of bodyguards nearby.
Their mother, empress Julia Domna, arranged for a peaceful mediation between the two brothers. Caracalla used this meeting as an opportunity to personally murder Geta in front of their mother.
After killing Geta, Caracalla became the sole emperor. Caracalla had the Roman Senate erase Geta’s memory from all public records. In addition, he had all statues and portraits of Geta destroyed. Emperor Caracalla also ordered the execution of 20,000 of Geta’s supporters.
Emperor Caracalla gained a reputation for cruelty. This was evident when Caracalla visited the city of Alexandria in Egypt. The Alexandrian people mocked Caracalla because of his fratricide of Geta. This angered emperor Caracalla, who ordered his army to slaughter the Alexandrian people.
In 212 AD, emperor Caracalla signed a law known as the “Antonine Constitution.” This law granted citizenship to all residents of the Roman Empire. By increasing the number of citizens, Caracalla was able to legally tax more people. Caracalla used this tax revenue to pay the Roman legions.
In 216 AD, Caracalla offered to marry the princess of the Parthian Empire. However, the Parthian king refused Caracalla’s marriage proposal. Caracalla used this as a pretext to declare war on the Parthian Empire.
While on campaign against Parthia, Caracalla visited the city of Edessa in 217 AD. This city would be his final resting place. Emperor Caracalla was murdered by his own soldiers while urinating.
The Crisis of the 3rd Century was a dark period in Roman history. During the 3rd Century Crisis, the Roman Empire nearly collapsed. The Roman Empire experienced numerous barbarian invasions within its borders. In addition, the Roman Empire was constantly at war with the powerful Persian Empire. The Roman government debased their currency to pay their armies to fight against the barbarians and Persians. This debasement of currency led to hyperinflation, which damaged the Roman economy. Besides the wars and economic turmoil, the Roman population was plagued with a smallpox pandemic. The plague wiped out much of Rome’s labor force. The 3rd Century Crisis weakened the authority of the central government. Many ambitious generals and politicians aspired to become Roman emperor. This resulted in civil wars and government coups becoming commonplace. The Crisis of the 3rd Century finally ended in 284 AD when emperor Diocletian reformed the Roman government.
The Crisis of the 3rd Century was marked by a coin shortage. The Roman government paid most of its coinage to the armies rather than civilians. Thus, most transactions were done through bartering goods and services.
In response to this coin shortage, Roman citizens began minting their own unofficial coinage. These unofficial coins are known as “barbarous radiates.” Barbarous radiates are crude imitations of official Roman coins. Barbarous radiates often served as small change within transactions.
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This 1921 silver dollar is also known as a “Peace dollar.” These coins are called “Peace dollars” because they commemorated the armistice of World War I.
The Peace dollar was designed by an Italian artist named Anthony De Francisci. When designing the coin, Anthony had his 24 year old wife, Teresa, model as Lady Liberty. Thus, all Peace dollars depict a portrait of Lady Liberty with the facial features of Teresa.
The breastplate is known as “Lorica Segmentata.” Lorica Segmentata translates as “segmented armor” in Latin. That’s because this breastplate is made of segmented bands of iron. The Lorica Segmentata armor offers superior protection against swords, clubs, and arrows. However, the Lorica Segmentata is uncomfortable to wear. In addition, it’s difficult to repair a Lorica Segmentata when it’s damaged. Eventually, the Roman military abandoned the Lorica Segmentata in favor of other armors such as chainmail.
My helmet is known as an “Imperial Gallic” helmet. The Imperial Gallic helmet is made of iron with brass fittings. The Romans based their helmet designs on the types used by their enemies, the Gauls. The Imperial Gallic helmet has a horsehair “crest.” This crest is removable and is usually worn during parades. Soldiers would remove the crests from their helmets when engaged in battle.
Fuck Halloween costumes when I can wear a badass suit of armor like this........
The Roman Senate was headed by two consuls. The consul is the highest elected official in the Republic. A Roman consul is similar to a modern president or prime minister. The Roman Republic had two consuls that shared power. Each consul served a one year term.
The Roman Republic ended in 27 BC, when Augustus Caesar became Rome’s first emperor. The Roman Empire still maintained a Senate. However, the Senate would never regain the authority it had during the Republican period.
The Founding Fathers were inspired by the Roman Republic. Similar to the Roman Republic, the United States holds elections for its senators.
My coin is a silver Denarius minted by the Roman Republic. A typical Republican Denarius weighs 3.5 to 4 grams. These coins were minted in 99% pure silver. The Denarius maintained a 99% purity throughout the Republican era. When Rome became an Empire, the Denarius was gradually debased.
Government officials tasked with minting coins are known as “moneyers.” Roman moneyers stamped their names on the coins they produced.
My coin was issued by the moneyer Publius Maenius Antiaticus in 132 BC.
Emperor Maximinus was a poor peasant born in Thrace. Maximinus was described as a giant man who stood over 8 feet tall. He initially worked as a shepherd before enlisting in the Roman legions. Maximinus rose though the ranks to eventually become a general. After emperor Alexander Severus was assassinated by the army, the soldiers elected general Maximinus as their new emperor.
The Roman Senate later acknowledged Maximinus as the legitimate emperor. However, some senators were opposed to a peasant such as Maximinus holding the office of emperor. This prejudice motivated the senators to plot against Maximinus. Maximinus discovered the Senate’s conspiracy and retaliated by executing many senators.
Emperor Maximinus spent most of his time campaigning against the barbarians or putting down rebellions. While Maximinus was busy campaigning, the Senate once again plotted behind his back. The Senate elected new emperors to seize the throne from Maximinus. The new emperors were Balbinus, Pupienus, and Gordian. Once Maximinus heard the news, he immediately set off to defend his throne against the three rival emperors. However, Maximinus was assassinated by his own troops before he reached Rome.
This video will be a tutorial of the Sheldon Scale, which is the US coin grading system. I'll also talk about third party grading services such as PCGS and NGC.
2) 1883 Hawaii half dollar
3) 1805 Draped Bust quarter
4) 1803 Draped Bust large cent
5) 1798 Spanish escudo
6) 1860-O Seated Libery dollar
7) 1835 Classic Head $2.50
8) 1884 Seated Liberty proof quarter
9) 1834 Capped Bust quarter
10) AE Antoninianus of Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275 AD)
Most of the coins in this video were graded by NGC, PCGS, or ANACS
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The first coin is a Antonianus issued by emperor Aurelian during the 3rd Century. The 3rd century was a chaotic time in Roman history. Rome was invaded by the Persian Empire in the east and barbarian tribes in the west. Many civil wars were fought by generals to usurp the throne. Roman provinces such as Gaul and Syria seceded from the Empire to form independent nations. The economy experienced hyperinflation from all the wars. The Antonianus was originally a silver coin worth two Denarii. However the 3rd Century Crisis debased the Antonianus until it was merely a bronze coin with silver plating.
The second coin is a Denarius issued by emperor Marcus Aurelius. During Marcus Aurelius’s reign, the Denarius contained 70%-83% silver. Marcus Aurelius was the last of the “Five Good Emperors.” The Five Good Emperors ruled the Roman Empire at the height of its power. Marcus Aurelius was also a Stoic philosopher. He authored a book called “Meditations” which is continued to be read by Stoics today.
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2) 1901 Liberty Head $10 “eagle” NGC MS62
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DESIGNER: John Reich
EDGE: Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
DIAMETER: 32.50 millimeters
WEIGHT: 13.50 grams
MINTAGE: 3,712,156
MINT: Philadelphia
METAL: 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
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3) 1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar
4) 1860 Seated Liberty Dollar
5) 1829 Capped Bust Half Dollar
6) 1853 Seated Liberty Quarter
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1903 Filipino peso 1:29
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1807 Draped Bust half dollar 3:24
1941 Mercury dime proof 4:29
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My Top 10 Graded Coins:
1) 1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle NGC MS62
2) 1913 Indian Head Half Eagle NGC AU55
3) 1936 Texas Half Dollar PCGS MS64
4) 1925 California Half Dollar NGC MS62
5) 1926 Oregon Trail Half Dollar PCGS MS64
6) 1921 High Relief Peace Dollar PCGS MS62
7) 1941 Proof Mercury Dime PCGS PR65
8) 1876 Trade Dollar NGC AU58
9) 1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS VF30
10) 1816 Spanish 8 Reales NGC VF35


