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    Vespasian letter significance??

    Thanks for posting this picture. Take a look at the yellow-circled areas on the obverse and reverse as I've illustrated below: [ATTACH] Since...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Jul 15, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Vespasian letter significance??

    I was under the impression that the picture below, posted by Herodotus, is the original listing from EBay and has not been filtered by you to...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Jul 14, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Vespasian letter significance??

    I think it's likely that the reverse of your coin has been somewhat re-engraved to more sharply define the leading edge of Mars. Compare your...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Jul 14, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    the "smoothing" process

    [ATTACH] I am indebted to you for posting this! This is exactly how I would have envisioned a circulated, worn, non-smoothed, and non-tooled...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 25, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    My recent CNG pickups

    Do I detect a couple of Sphinx reverses? Row 7, column 7 and row 8, column 6? Just FYI, creating virtual trays can be a relaxing, even peaceful...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 21, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    My recent CNG pickups

    Any chance you'll create and post virtual trays of your (Roman) Republicans, illustrating the range of reverses that drew you to these coins?...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 21, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    What is the most over estimate you ever bid?

    Interesting discussion about this coin in particular -- for those of you like me who don't like to click to another image, here it is: [ATTACH]...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 20, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A Denarius of Otho

    Let me clarify my initial post: My judgment "... the OP coin is unlikely to be genuine." was based solely on statistics, not on my evaluation of...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 15, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A Denarius of Otho

    For me the key to the OP coin is the dot on the obverse between the M and O: [ATTACH] I researched CNG's entire archive of Otho denarii and...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 14, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    What is the most over estimate you ever bid?

    Just FYI, almost any coin sold in a well-known auction can be researched and found on ACSEARCH. It's free, although it costs extra to get the...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 11, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    If TPGs guaranteed authenticity for ancients would you use them?

    Let's start by defining "authenticity" in the context of ancient coins. I would propose the following criteria for an ancient coin to be judged...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 7, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    My very first ancient

    [ATTACH] Yes, this is tongue-in-cheek...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, May 4, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Two types of collectors ...

    My take on this podcast -- especially Berk's off-the-cuff comments about collectors -- is that he's a bit undefined about exactly what he means by...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Apr 29, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Colour grading?

    I agree with the implication in the second quote that all collectors, either consciously or subconsciously, take a coin's "eye appeal" into their...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Apr 22, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Prices now, prices then

    Just keep in mind the following perspective: $5 in 1935 would be worth a little over $1000 today, when adjusted for inflation, so the...
    Post by: IdesOfMarch01, Apr 17, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins