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  1. Gallienus replied to the thread Thomas Jefferson owned Half Disme.

    Are you sure there were no buyers fees in the 80's? I think my 1st attempt to buy a coin at auction was around 1982 when I attempted to...

    May 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
  2. Gallienus liked johnmilton's post in the thread Thomas Jefferson owned Half Disme.

    About 40 years ago the finest known example of this coin came up in an auction. In those days everything was catalogs, no Internet. For...

    May 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
  3. Gallienus replied to the thread Thomas Jefferson owned Half Disme.

    The Fugios are quite different. From my understanding they were underweight and never legally accepted to circulate as US currency....

    May 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
  4. Gallienus liked johnmilton's post in the thread Thomas Jefferson owned Half Disme.

    Probably three-quarters of the 1792 half dismes were owned by Jefferson at some point. The latest research showed that Jefferson had $75...

    May 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
  5. Gallienus liked Orange Julius's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

    Rather than Volusian, it looks like the legend reads in part TREB GALLVS or Trebonianus Gallus. Nice coin with eastern style!

    May 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
  6. Gallienus replied to the thread Alexander the Great.

    That is a nice Stater. While I can't tell completely from the photo, it looks a lot nicer than the stated grade.

    May 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
  7. Gallienus liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Alexander the Great.

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    Macedonian Gold Stater of Alexander the Great (minted in Sardis circa 334-332 BCE) - Obverse NGC.jpg Macedonian Gold Stater of Alexander the Great (minted in Sardis circa 334-332 BCE) - Reverse NGC.jpg May 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
  8. Gallienus liked Tall Paul's post in the thread Alexander the Great.

    This is the first ancient I ever purchased. I picked it up over 30 years ago. I had it slabbed it a couple of years ago to protect it....

    May 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM