I think it's OK. I think there are worse practices out there, like taking consignments from people who glue sand to their coins to 'enhance' them...
I hadn't thought it of it before, but an excellent question!
I also started collecting quite recently after inheriting some coins and deciding to develop the collection. Doug Smith, who is on this forum, has...
My download didn't include the figures, which seem important for assessing the stats. V interesting article, though.
I saw a great selection of cheap Polish medieval coins with a dealer recently. He said most are really common and actually hard to sell because...
Or more, given weight and silver content declined over time.
Fascinating! As others said, the website left me wanting more. Would an aureus really be enough to live on for a year? Maybe at a subsistence...
That makes sense. Although they do have some absurdly low starts sometimes. It started at £7. I watched it go up slowly during pre-bidding.
Yes, crocodile Sphinx was another highlight. Wish some of these great images were more common!
Some phenomenal prices for Dattari provincials. The sale moved really slowly. I guess they don't come up for sale often, so they're hard to...
A cartwheel was top of my list when I started collecting again. I'd owned a penny as a kid. But I also went to school near the factory where they...
Stretching the theme a little bit, the greatest rendition of the battle between giants and gods is Giulio Romano's amazing, freaky fresco in the...
Thanks! V useful. I like this blog, which isn't just about coins but has some excellent numismatic posts: https://brooklynsabbatical.wordpress.com/
Seller certainly has a talent for flattering photography, even if not so much for marketing blurbs. Although maybe some people like that sort of...
Thanks - v helpful. I do like the patina, and it was a reason for wanting the coin in the first place. But in hand it looked rather more 'stark'...
Thank you. That's good to hear! I got from reputable source (Triskeles, with Chris Rudd provenance), and I've seen others with Roma. But recent...
I know it's hard to tell from pictures, but I just got this auction win in the post and it just doesn't look right to me. I've seen very few...
I started fairly recently. Got some things right and some things wrong. Here's what I learned: - Develop a relationship with a few trusted dealers...
This is why gloves are usually prohibited when handling old books and manuscripts. Gloves are kept on hand for press photos only.
Not necessarily. A lot of laws just establish common rules. There's no moral reason to choose to drive left or right, but there's a very good...
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