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 buy an...
The Fugios are quite different. From my understanding they were underweight and never legally accepted to circulate as US currency. Also a large...
That is a nice Stater. While I can't tell completely from the photo, it looks a lot nicer than the stated grade.
Well I'd like to upgrade my collection in terms of Greek silver and get a nice tetradrachm of Alexander III.
I have a EF or AU Constantine III siliqua if that's any help? [ATTACH] My son is a "III". I told him if I got this coin, he'd have to change his...
The % gold & silver ran in patterns in early electrum coins. The larger the denomination the lower the % gold and the higher the % silver. I...
Beautiful coin. I could look it up but it appears to be the "large size". I think in 1828 there were a couple varients on size. That's the year...
I attended the New York International Numismatic Convention in person last week. I won a nice Sesterius of Hostilian 250-251 AD. He was a son of...
I particularly like the Severus Alexander / Mars Ultor. It looks mint state and an early depiction of him.
Congrats! I still need one but am getting by on his postumus portrait bronze As/ Sestersius w/ Octavian for now.
I'm flying tomorrow. It may be cold so I'm considering a sweater. I should get in around noon.
I'm old-fashioned but I really like it. Guess you missed out. The toning can stay the same or increase. Depends on future environmental...
I got this at the bank in late Dec 2024. I always keep an eye out for them. Not exactly a 1795 ms Flowing Hair (which I considered buying once),...
Plus yours is a large-sized one! I don't think I've ever owned a Bust quarter. Maybe some day? I've been collecting for 52 years now. I think...
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