I have been buying and selling a lot of coins. That was how I built the bulk of my collection. It’s a lot of hassle, though. I would buy big lots...
That is my understanding too, and that the symbol has a kind of “one for all, all for one” meaning. It’s only later, after Mussolini, that it has...
That’s pretty obvious. The next layer of knowledge is why was it a design decision? One thing is to observe the design in itself, noting the...
The last months I’ve been hearing about difficulties getting physical silver for spot. I wonder if that will lead to more common low grade silver...
No, my friend, I don’t think so. :) How about curiosity and a desire to expand the horizon? With what I have read from you here, that would be my...
That’s an interesting topic. I tried to ask a question about the iconography on the type 1 SLQ on a thread here yesterday, comparing the image of...
There’s a doubled-die 1963 Lincoln Wheat Cent in XF40 stuck in there somewhere. I need to get it out and submit it to the PCGS. It’s unique.
Yeah....I think I would have been willing to let go of my beaten up Philip I Antioch bronze if I had that one too... What a coin, and what a...
That’s your subjective opinion of rarity then. Which you are 100% entitled to have, of course. For those who want to bring their hobby closer to...
It is possible that the rule of thumb should be to speak about other peoples coins in the same manner that you would speak about their children....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just wanted to share two images from earlier today. A friend and I went out after work. Such a lovely summer day, all the...
That note will look great next to my 100 000 000 000 ZBW $ I’m really happy now. I hope @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix takes Master card.
Goodness gracious! I’m a millionaire! [ATTACH]
There are more ancient coin collectors in Denmark, that is true. There is a much greater variety in the Danish numismatic community in general,...
Hardly legible.... [ATTACH]
It gets better: «Product Details In April 2020, 240,000 Silver Eagles were minted in Philadelphia while operations were temporarily disrupted at...
Of course, buddy Here’s a type familiar to this board, and posted many times: [ATTACH] Trebonianus calling on the healing powers of Apollo during...
[ATTACH] Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm365-356 BC Late facing head type. Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in...
I would keep my first coin. A prescious souvenir from a great trip to Lebanon, where I first learned that it was actually possible to collect...
This is a wonderful coin type. US coinage at its best. The image of Liberty here is interesting. Take a look at this statue: [ATTACH] (Getty...
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