Since paypal is a subsidiary of ebay, it's hardly surprising that they are trying to maximize their income from the "partnership" by creating a...
Flan production changed from time to time and place to place. At this point, it appears the (thin) flans were created by hammering out the...
We all wish there was a simpler, more clear-cut answer to your question, but the ability to sense authenticity from photos or at a glance is a...
"Rarity", per se, is one of the most overused concepts in marketing coins. If you say "Rare!" on every coin you list for sale (as I see way too...
It's important that you have some way to hold the camera/phone in as close to a fixed position as possible for getting high-quality, clear photos,...
Perhaps It was another client's coins I was cataloging and not Agora's from which I'm recalling Trajan/Melqart tets - I'm not finding photos of...
Luckily for you, the Trajan/Melqart tetradrachms are very common too (there are two or three different main types with variations in the placement...
Of course if the source of the 30 coins was the Sanhedrin, chances are excellent that the silver to which they had access was the same sort in...
If you're calling for examples: [IMG] http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album268/Tyre_I Compare to Demetrius II: [IMG]...
if you're either finished with the "P's" or it's not forbidden to post specimens for upcoming letters, I offer this unattractive-but-rare Roman...
More likely, it would appear, the (probably) lesser-skilled engraver doing the legends simply blundered into the tips of the wreath-ties when...
I know I've written this here before (and at greater length, no doubt) but "fake" is possibly the worst possible word you can use to describe...
How "Worth it" any given coin may be is a call only you can make for yourself. If you're happy with the purchase, you have defined "worth it" for...
Coins from the Trier mint tend to have significant stylistic differences from the more often seen (in these days) eastern and Balkan mint...
Yes, they have been - at least a few over the years - but the cash Brinks and other "armored car" vehicles carry is a lot easier to spend than...
zeno.ru is an excellent resource for searching out obscure Asian coins.
Another really high value for the price book is "Van Meter" - that's "The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" by David Van Meter. Typically...
As the current owner of Uncleaned Ancient Coins (among other yahoo groups) I must take some exception to calling UAC "defunct". True, traffic is...
Digital microscopes are great for microscopy - for coins, not so much, unless you're specifically making images of details (closeup of a mint...
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