Just wondering if anyone knew how to bid on London Ancient Coin auctions. When I go to there website I do not see any auction listings. Thanks!
going to the show tomorrow, how is the ancient selection?
As with all coins, condition is important, but here is one: https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=729&category=16143&lot=726392
I hope that changes pretty soon.
I go to the Baltimore show three times a year as it's less than an hour away. It has a decent ancients section, but it is by far US coin focused....
I guess I'll be the first, but the coin looks cast. Not only are there a lot of surface pock marks the devices are very mushy. The transition...
Mostly reiterating what others have said, but I do find your cautious approach very reassuring. For me, you are taking two different and distinct...
I do love the history in this series, I just wish they were a touch more affordable... I considered trying for a variety set but gave up after...
I would put it in that vf20 to vf30 range on sharpness, net about half, so somewhere around vf20 net 10 or vf30 net 15. I have a couple of these...
Interesting coin, it's an N14 in die state c, with the nice rim cud around star 12. It's an intermediate die state coin, the cud eventually...
Thanks for showing it. The can is a great idea, I need to make one too.
There is no dirt on those coins, what you are seeing is the silver starting to tone. The general consensus for con collectors is to not remove...
Sometimes I wish the 'Like' button had different middle letters!!! Love it!
I would consider myself a novice ancient collector but I can tell you that I bought a lot of old auction catalogs and have spent a lot of time...
I refuse to debate cleaned/original and the difference between au/ms from bad photographs. If it were my coin, i would give it a bath and a...
The position of the 5 to the curls above, and the 1 in relation to the bust are the big attribution points for this coin, not so much the small...
cut mark. Nice fugio!
Noyes is still in print and available only through Charles Davis new. Grellman is still available, but only through the author . We disagree on...
Excellent first late date purchase, and I think you did very good on the price!!! This is similar to the N-8 variety, but it is an N-26. The 1...
What edition do you have? I have seen reference that done of the latter editions had worse photo quality.
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