You're gonna have a very tough time unloading the sub-$100 material except in large, group lots at auction. Keep in mind that some auction houses...
This is correct. I'm not aware of any risk to coins being "near" PVC plastic. The harm comes from storing coins in PVC flips with direct...
Here is the good Doctor: [ATTACH]
You couldn't add "Ex Murphy Collection" to the NGC description? ;)
Precisely why I avoided mentioning his name in my OP!
When the appointment of a new Deputy Director at the ANS gets applauded by an infamous anti-collector blogger, you've gotta wonder: did they make...
Ugh, why does it have to be me throwing water on this bronze parade? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] See my profile pic for scale. Rome. The Republic....
I have a coin in my collection that was previously on loan to museum. This coin was part of a 182-coin exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum from...
That is very light. Should be near 4 grams. I think shaved/clipped, as you suspected.
My pair of the OP type. Not a rare coin, but tough to find with good surfaces. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The two earliest Roman Republican coins to depict the twins suckling at the wolf were: This AR Didrachm, circa 269 BCE: [ATTACH] Rome, The...
These are two of the rarities of which @Carthago speaks. Crawford 34:[ATTACH] And Crawford 42 Corn-Ear: [ATTACH]
Agree, the OP fits more in the Crawford 30 bucket. Crawford 29s generally have ROMA in relief on a trapezoidal tablet, sometimes incuse on...
Well done starting a gallery. I'm happy to report that my Forum gallery won "Gallery of the Year" for 2020!...
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