I would reiterate the opinion that "shock" usually involves higher expenditure. For some collectors on this forum, $10 - $20 is considered cheap....
Doug's question/observation regarding rarity mirrors my own thoughts about this topic. While it doesn't diminish my interest in the coins and...
I'm just stunned that this coin is a forgery: [ATTACH] While I'm not an expert in either Greek coins or forgeries, is there anyone here who can...
Your coin may be an attempted copy of a Caligula denarius. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Whether it's an ancient counterfeit (maybe a fourree?) or a...
Nice coin and great idea to find a more interesting Tiberius AR. My Tiberius AV and AR are both of the "tribute penny" style, and while they're...
So this viewpoint raises an interesting question: what exactly is the definition of "original coin's surface?" Strictly speaking, the "original...
Wow -- very, very, articulately stated. Not surprisingly, I'm in 100% agreement. I'm sure there will be non-ancient collectors who will never...
EVERY ancient coin has been cleaned, even gold coins. For bronze coins, how do you define the difference between "cleaning" and "smoothing?" Is...
To my eye, this coins appears to be slightly (and completely acceptably) smoothed but not tooled. I can't quite make out the entire obverse...
While I agree that it's better if dealers disclose known tooling and smoothing, I will probably never agree that tooling is acceptable even if...
Wow. That's borderline criminal. And Heritage Auctions seems to be complicit in this trend by not disclosing the alterations in its auction...
It appears that the prices for unsold lots include both the 17.5% buyer's fee plus the 20% VAT tax on the buyer's fee, for a total of 21% (17.5%...
Very cool. Missed that one in the catalog. I had considered bidding on this Chimaera but decided not to do so. Any idea what the hammer price...
As a non-collector of Byzantine coins, I have no expertise in these coins, so I'm curious whether you yourself would grade this coin as FDC?...
Wonderful coin, really... although Livia herself would have poisoned you for calling her a "chick" (she was a renowned poisoner, apparently even...
Even with an unlimited budget, you can't always get the specific coins you want unless other collectors are willing to part with those coins. So...
This is an interesting thread and while there are reasonable arguments on both sides, I personally find myself mostly in agreement with Doug and...
One of my more distinctive aurei is this Domitian, with an actual bust of Minerva on the reverse rather than the more typical standing or seated...
Don't get your knickers in a twist -- it's a Britishism. Interestingly, big cats (lions, tigers, leopards) will sometimes "chuff" to show...
Indeed a very nice AE. Appears to be RIC 818: Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS VI; Vespasian radiate r. Rev.: FELICITAS PVBLICA; S C in field...
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