Ah dang. I just realized I am not on 'the list' anymore. JA probably got tired of adding me in since I wasn't bidding on anything! I really like...
Had to google that one. Some neat history!
It happens. Happened to me on a CNG auction last year. Sent the coins back and currently have a credit on my account for my next purchase. CNG...
I was trying to find some pictures of these books the other day. Since it is Sotheby's I know I will never be able to afford one of these books...
I think I am around 5 years now. Of course at this point I am more of a 'gaze lovingly at auction listings dreaming of the day' collector than a...
I wonder if this means the end for the Triskeles Auctions that pop up every now and then as well?
The SAUYANAC just rolls off the tongue. Those are a couple of handsome coins going to good homes.
Well...I already know that this is going to end up a fun thread to read later.
This is one of the few fakes that I can spot without question. The full beard gives it away every time.
I won't get into the rest of the discussion because this topic comes up quite frequently (in my experience) and the discussion is always the same....
I am happy to read this thread. I wanted to watch the auction unfold today but work became incredibly busy. Grumpy students :yack:
I tend to just use the flashlight app on my phone. It isn't the most ideal but it gets the job done in a pinch.
Pecunia non olet :)
The thing is with that Hadrian is that in the auction link he gives the previous auction listing, Roma E-Sale 1 Lot 465. The coin has changed...
This medal is absolutely exquisite. I am at a loss for any other words.
One day I will get myself one of these. There are so many high quality affordable coins of this type and the griffin looks so cool.
He looks so sad, like he is having a premonition of what is to come.
Nothing really stands out other than the GST on the invoice. Usually you don't have to pay a GST unless you live in the country. None of the fee...
I follow a bunch of instagram accounts for the ISS and the astronauts up there and really enjoy the pictures they post. There is a great picture...
I would follow the laws of the country in which I found the coin. If I got to keep the coin and do with it as I wish, at this point in my life, it...
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