Nice coins, Ken. This is one of my "best" holed coins. I think of it as a "bring your kid to work" day piece from the ancient world...but at...
I always really enjoyed that show when we lived in Houston. After visiting with Nick and Bill you would always find one or two other dealers with...
[ATTACH] Common as dirt, but I could not resist the beauty of the surfaces. Many examples in higher grades do not even close to having the eye...
While this is a bit off-topic, it does touch on the subject of why people may gravitate towards "new experiences" as opposed to deep study and...
Congrats, LM. That is a beautiful Elizabeth Sixpence that you won't regret buying. I never regret bidding on beautiful coins.
That is an outstanding Groat, thanks for posting. I thought the Sixpence went for a reasonable price. In my recent experience, trying to find a...
Obviously, its a new fashion trend and Touch of Modern is just ahead of the curve. Soon every up and coming household from New York to Hollywood...
https://tinyurl.com/y6f5s27a Not Alexander, but another Macedonian King - Demetrius Poliorcetes. Make sure you finalize you purchase before the...
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Curtis Clay explained in previous FORVM posts that we have several examples of reverse dies of Elagabalus that have been altered to move the star...
This one has always confused me (a normal enough state of affairs). Similar to the OP coin, but what Elagabalus is holding almost looks more like...
[ATTACH] Always thought these guys look like Willie and Waylon....
I might recommend Derek Allen's CCCBM. Volume 3, Bronze Coins of Gaul edited by Melinda Mays. All three volumes are basic reference works for...
I will see if I can extract a .22 shell... Or perhaps Hera, in a fit of rage, decided to perform a bit of brain surgery.
[ATTACH] There are centration dimples and then there are centration dimples. I assume they hit an air pocket in the flan and had to start over....
Last time I talked to Bill he had dropped off of VCoins because he wanted to focus on doing weekend shows and did not have time for both.
Bill is a great guy and easy to deal with. He always has beautiful and interesting coins in stock.
[ATTACH] I believe TIF is correct, but just to complicate the discussion, barbaric imitations of Alexandria Tetradrachms are not unknown...
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