Frank Robinson auction ending March 27

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  1. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I've got a few bids in, hoping I will win a couple. This time I made relatively high bids on some underpriced coins hopefully that will deter last minute sniping. Last time I had to adjust my bids several times, but ended up winning all 4 of the bids I made.

    Anyone else looking forward to the action tomorrow? There is kind of a thrill to the competition.
     
    ancient coin hunter, Mar 26, 2018
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  3. DBDc80

    DBDc80 Numismatist

    Yes, i have bid on a few...hope we win!
     
    DBDc80, Mar 26, 2018
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  4. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Is this the ballplayer? Or completely unrelated?
     
    V. Kurt Bellman, Mar 26, 2018
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  5. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    No it's not the ballplayer it's Frank Robinson of Albany, NY who runs ancient and world coin auctions. His website is fsrcoin.com and he is a retired judge.
     
    ancient coin hunter, Mar 26, 2018
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  6. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Okay, I was about to be blown away the ballplayer was that cool.
     
    V. Kurt Bellman, Mar 26, 2018
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  7. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    :facepalm: I thought we weren't doing this anymore.
     
    Nathan401, Mar 26, 2018
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  8. FrugalCO

    FrugalCO Member

    :meh: sounds like boys-will-be-boys at any age ! LOL
     
    FrugalCO, Mar 26, 2018
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    This one's my first time bidding in a FSR auction. All my bids except one have been shot down, and with mortgage payment and other bills looming, I'm not going to re-enter the fray.

    If I win that one coin I was still high bidder on as of my last email from Frank, great. It'll pinch my cashflow situation a little, but I can do it. If I don't win, that's OK, too.

    It's a silver coin with a lady on it. :)
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2018
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Aw, what the heck. Since I'm totally fine with competition (and win or lose would be equally OK in this situation), and I see no need for it to be a state secret, here's the lot I'm bidding on.

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    Not sure if that's a chip off the flan at 6:00 on the obverse, or if that's just a jpeg artifact or pixel glitch from the circle cropping tool used on the photo. I'm confident the coin looks much better than the picture.

    I think @Mat has been a subtle influence in making me want a Roman Imperial lady in my collection again.

    (And yeah, Mat, some of those billon tets have twitched my antennae, too. There's a Nero tet with a galley reverse I like, but I haven't seen an example that really cried out to me just yet.)
     
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    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2018
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  11. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Hard to tell if it's a chip, could be. A nice example though.

    I've eyed those Nero/Gally Tets too but others Tets have won my $, like Vitellius :cool:

    I'm not bidding on anything, never do. I scavage over the no-bid list.
     
    Mat, Mar 26, 2018
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  12. Cherd

    Cherd Junior Member

    I was aware of the VAuctions thing tomorrow, but you guys are talking about something different. Anyone have a link?

    Edit: Nevermind, I see ACH provided it up there.
     
    Cherd, Mar 26, 2018
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  13. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    There are three sales closing tomorrow of which I found zero interest in two and less than usual in the third. I do want something in that one so:
    Good idea!
     
    dougsmit, Mar 26, 2018
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  14. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    I believe that one was just postponed.
     
    Nathan401, Mar 26, 2018
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  15. Caesar_Augustus

    Caesar_Augustus Well-Known Member

    Yup! I missed out big time in the Nomos auction, so I'm putting in some very serious bids on Frank's. Hope to come out with something really nice ;).
     
    Caesar_Augustus, Mar 26, 2018
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  16. Johnnie Black

    Johnnie Black Neither Gentleman Nor Scholar

    Only my second coin auction ever and I have two bids active. Let’s see what happens.
     
    Johnnie Black, Mar 26, 2018
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  17. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    @lordmarcovan -- Here's my FELICITAS PVBLICA of Julia Mamaea:

    Mamaea Felicitas Standing Denarius.jpg
     
    Roman Collector, Mar 26, 2018
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

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  19. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    My mind is absolutely blown thinking how well that survived the centuries.
     
    V. Kurt Bellman, Mar 26, 2018
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  20. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    You should spend some more time on this side. Mind blown on a regular basis over here!
     
    Nathan401, Mar 26, 2018
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    It's a mind-blowing concept, for sure, but some coins survived even more centuries than that, in choice Mint State.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2018
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