Featured Ancient Fun at CICF 2016

I enjoyed the remarks myself, but I do what ancientcoinguru mentioned too on other hobby sites I post at.

 

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It sounds like you have a Roman Republic as from circa 217-40 BC. Further identification may be possible with picture but these were coins that circulated heavily and many are quite worn and not fully attributable. Here's a similar one from my collection.

 

That's it except for the words Afra and Roma. My coin doesn't have any words. The coin that I have seems to be toned but not so worn as yours. Thank you. I appreciate your answer.

 

I'd love to go it, I guess to any coin show. Great post.

 

Nice, randygeki ... thanks for the heads-up, coin-bro

Yes, I do happen to have a humble example of your cool hippocamp-type as well



=> man, ya gotta love the Syracuse examples, eh? (they're among my total favourite mini-collections) ... a whole lotta sea animals!!

 

Yeah Syracuse has some awesome coins!

 

TIF, awesome post, coin and clothes. Wish I could have been there.

Doug H.

 

Great post, @TIF! You are an entertaining writer. I especially enjoyed the shirt and the absolutely exquisite coin. Now, where did I leave my hammer and chisel....? J/k

In all seriousness, NGC ancient slabs are stupid. Their grading is interesting, to say the least, and the premium people expect to get for the coins inside them is a bit insane, especially considering that NGC doesn't even guarantee authenticity. I like the feeling of a 1000+ year old coin in my hand.

You've obviously not stepped into one of the 25-page monster threads that flares up any time anybody wants to show off or talk about a Dan Carr overstrike. It's ridiculous!

 

@TIF

I didn't come over this thread before now and had a big laugh at your shirt, well done !
The Syracuse bronze is awesome too, I just love it

Q

 

I collected US coins (Odd-Denominations, Flying Eagles, Trade Dollars, CWT's, HTT's, - the more eclectlic US) ever since I was 9 yo. I left the hobby for about a 10 year period, selling off a majority of the collection... kids, career, extensive business travel, moving, etc. However, I started back in the 90's and was COMPLETELY turned off by the SLABATION CRAZE that swept through the industry. It was one MASSIVE marketing campaign in my thoughts. I was turned off to the hobby, but began my journey into Ancients... It directly tied into my love of Ancient Histories, as well as to the areas of the World that I have been blessed to have traveled. I have no interest in Slabs, and crack open every one that I happen to capture... (However, I do not pay any Slab "Premium" in any purchase.) I view slabbing as a plastics-disease on coins, akin to bronze disease on AE's... Just my thoughts, but as a PURCHASER / CONSUMER of the hobby... they are my convictions... Folks need vote with their $ and not buy them...

 

Great post! I really missed going to CICF this year and seeing everyone.

 

By the way I love the shirt

 

Thanks, and welcome to the CoinTalk Ancients board, @BargainHunterCoins!

 

Thank you!

 

At least the "plastic disease" doesn't spread and destroy coins! And the disease is easy to cure with 5 minutes' effort and a couple of hand tools. I totally agree that ancients do not belong in slabs, but I have not yet had the pleasure of curing one yet.

 

Quotes from Abe Lincoln: "A nation divided cannot fall." "There's a sucker born every minute." "Never give a sucker an even break."

 

Just a little SLAM-DANCE...




And, then... FREEDOM!!!

 

I have only one RR coin in a slab. I did not free it because I want a better example of the coin and figure the slab may attract more buyers.
I did pick up a "free" MS 69 silver eagle at the ANA Dallas when I renewed my membership for 3 years. It is my only eagle, MS 69 coin (is an eagle really a coin?), slabbed eagle, I could go on.
Great post! I need a t-shirt in 2X when you go in business.

 

I'm ordering fabric this week and will consider making extras. PM me with requests. I can change the background color of the fabric if desired (black might be more desired for men), and I can make the elements bigger or smaller.

 

Awesome post, nice coin and fantastic shirt (including the cut)!!!
I would love to have a tie with this pattern but I would be unable to make it by myself!

When I started to read this thread, I must confess that I was a little bit frustrating... because I was at the beginning of this week in Chicago (for work-related meetings). If only I had know that such a show was organized, I'd have brought forward the date of my trip. Next year maybe...

To console myself, I went to the Art Institute where I could see some coins (but not only!):