Sometime if you have an opportunity, I'd like to see a group picture of your Hadrian travel series (maybe a new thread).
I'm going to nominate this succinct piece of advice as the one of the best processes for evaluating whether or not to collect (not buy for resale)...
These are very impressive coins -- you seem to have quite an eye for high quality, under-the-radar bargains!
My first reaction to this coin's description is that I don't even know what "MS(60-62)" is supposed to mean when applied to an ancient coin. My...
I'm equally curious to know more about this coin and whether or not it's a true "Tiber patina" which would mean that it spent most of its...
Here are a few of my observations/experiences with auction houses regarding unsold lots. First, it seems to be standard practice for auction...
I agree that the relief seems to be too shallow on this coin, especially when you note the high level of detail that is preserved on the obverse...
FYI, here's a comparison of the fake Caligula as (top) with a real one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This coin is very common so plenty of comparisons...
Wow. The reverse is even better than the obverse. A fantastic coin!
There's no easy, inexpensive way to find out if they're real. Authentication by an expert would cost more than they're worth. Send them back...
I agree 100% with this observation. Especially for the Caligula and Hadrian (two rulers whose portrait style is fairly familiar to me), the...
Any chance we could see the reverse of this coin: [ATTACH] Obverse looks great. Nice detail in Nero's hair.
FYI, it's impossible for someone to be killed by a falling bullet. Mythbusters did a segment on this about three years ago and proved that a...
Sorry about my lack of articulateness here, but when I wrote "Completely off topic here" in one of my previous posts, I meant that MY POST was...
True, but maybe I'm missing your point here. Here's my thinking: 1. Click link to thread in right-hand column. 2. New page displays on your...
[ATTACH] Completely off topic here, but one of my favorite short compositions in all of classical music: Danse macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns). If...
I went back and looked at my catalog for that auction and I see what you mean -- a large number of moderately priced Flavians. Plus, most of the...
Which coins in particular from that auction did you miss acquiring?
[ATTACH] This coin confuses me. First, there were no imperial bronzes of Julius Caeser, but the type and style of this coin would seem to...
I'm 100% in agreement with this sentiment. It's reasonable to include "adding metal to a coin's surface" in the definition of "tooling," and...
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