Aloha Folks - Wanted to share with you the ancient coin "that started it all" - the wedding gift from my lovely wife! 10 years ago she gave me this - the star of my collection. I've attached photos of the dealer's card as well to see if any of you know him, and if you could tell me what the "BRUA" on the lower left corner means. Can't tell you how much I love this coin - simply beautiful. A work of art you can carry in your pocket! I have a question for the pros on this forum: For a long time I've pondered sending this off to David R. Sear for authentication. Have any of you done this? Would you recommend it? I also wanted to add a shot of another collection favorite - a medal I found at the Hawaii Collector's Show a few years ago. Got it for $10. I simply love the Angelic "Hoover Lady" drifting down from Heaven to save the poor housewife from the broom lying at her feet! Hope you enjoy seeing some of my coins as much as I've enjoyed reading about everyone else's! And thank you in advance for any info regarding David Sears authentication. Mahalo, Henrik
I agree... I have and use a 10 digit/letter word to assign price codes to as well. Beautiful coins BTW... RickieB
10 digit? you mean like '$10dollars' Those are some nice coins!!! But aside from the suggestions above, i do not know what the BRUA.
Love that hoover medal. As for Sears...I would weigh the cost of the coin with the cost of getting him to authenticate (40 dollars these days?). I would also take into account how much you suspect the coin not to be authentic. If you have serious doubts about a pricey coin...40 bucks is a small price to pay to ease your mind or let you know for sure you have a fake. You could also do something like join the CFDL (Coin Forgery Discussion List) or Moneta-L list and post it there, get some peoples opinions...not quite the same but if some of those guys give it a thumbs up, that might be all you need. People like Barry Murphy or Curtis Clay could probably give you a good idea without you having to pay, they could also be found at forum ancient coins and Ancientsinfo. In the end I would keep Sears as a last resort if the above people and places couldnt help you at all.
