Harlan Berk used to sell the Flament book; I don't know if it is still available or not.
I would simply add that historically there have been two different uses or opinions of the term "transitional." When I first started collecting...
Beautiful coin....a Saint is also on my hit list! Looks like a nice strike. I just bought the Garrett/Guth book, and am poring over it trying to...
Thanks for your reply. I did happen to notice this week that there are several prooflike $20s on eBay in holders from NGC and ANACS designated...
Hi, I used to collect U.S. coins, and am now considering a return to them, particularly gold. One topic that I always wondered about, but never...
Hi Rick..."Starr" refers to Chester Starr, who I believe was a professor of classics in Michigan...anyway, his book "Athenian Coinage 480-449...
Hi (Doug?) Thanks for your reply. I've not laid out my coins next to a copy of Svoronos and "had at it"--I only have the reprint, and it is hard...
Hi Joe...yep, an owl like that definitely gets my attention! I love deep, "squishy" reverses such as this, and this style is fantastic. I once...
Hi Bing...I certainly wouldn't call your coins ugly! Your "eye-in-profile" owl is better than many! Although I've not studied them, I understand...
Hi. I absolutely know what you're saying, but I'd like to comment on your response. Of course I have no way of knowing your experience with...
Hi...I collect Starr group owls. Since I'm about the only person I know who's even heard of these (except the dealers that sold them to me!), I...
Hi; thanks. Well, I don't know if it is anything new, but I created a new thread, "Cleaning Ancient Silver Coins." Maybe it will be of some use...
I mentioned in a different thread that I might be able to help another member with removing some black residue or encrustation from an Athenian...
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