I don’t have any aurei, gold or otherwise. But I will share this as I find it fascinating. [IMG] Ionia, Uncertain Circa 600 BCE 1/24th Stator...
It doesn’t appear to be a die match to a known Allectus fake as far as I can tell. The only thing I see from the photos is it looks a little...
I don’t have many coins, but octobols are something of a passion of mine because I can enjoy them without glasses. Mine weigh 84.55, 87.208 (not...
The coin also looks smoothed. I’m not trying to be negative here, but with so much done to it I’d personally worry that there may be active bronze...
If you are referring to VCoins or MA-Shops, the sellers are (almost) all reputable and dealing in good faith. The chance of a fake is low. If one...
If you don’t like it now I doubt you will like it more once it has been cleaned. The lighter brown in the corrosion pits on the reverse looks...
Generally speaking, copper oxides like cuprite (red patina minerals) won’t naturally form on copper carbonates like malachite (green patina...
The sad part is you don’t need gradeflation. Think deBeers. It’s an unregulated market where all you need to profit is change (rimshot).
Having gotten too close to this quite by accident in its formative years, I cannot stress to anyone seriously contemplating investing in modern...
US coin prices have declined substantially in the past few years. The MS70 hype seems to be playing out as well. I’d say the ancient is a better...
Absolutely will happen unless steps are taken to prevent it. The sonic sealing is neither vacuum sealing nor guaranteed air tight. If you don’t...
Great write up as usual. I share a common interest and appreciate these posts. I chose an Anna Perenna as the coin to commemorate a milestone...
Thanks for clarifying. I wasn’t aware they are strictly enforcing those guidelines. Suggests trafficking in illegal antiquities is a growing...
RIC 2 RSC 7 It is a commonly faked coin: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=166 I’m not saying...
Living life according to a 1500 year old book = good Owning an heirloom of that 1500 year old book = bad Makes perfect sense to me.
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