My coin arrived today 12 days after I ordered it from a vCoins dealer in Holland. It came in a small padded mailer without insurance and had been...
Someone mentioned liking to see coins and I know a lot of dealers have benefited from some of us deciding to buy type posted by others of our...
It happened that other threads seemed appropriate for most of my new coins from the show Saturday. Here are the others - all too late to interest...
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listis;c=1850525919;sort=title_a;pn=1 If you have not seen the notice elsewhere, you might want to check the...
Being realistic about my addiction, I seem to buy any FEL TEMP that I don't have and that is in reasonably attractive condition and reasonably...
This one is common according to RIC but not easy to find. It is Constans with the FH1 type where the horseman is on hands and knees and the horse...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#kent I have posted (above) two mini-reviews for two books both named Roman Coins. I own...
My newest coin may not even get the respect of being assigned a number in my collection. When I saw it, my heart stopped (not really) but a few...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#bruck I have posted a short review of the new English version of Guido Bruck's book on Late...
When applying a word grade to ancient coins is it appropriate to consider factors other than wear? Slabbers might assign a higher word but down...
There must have been a hoard of this period recently. I've been seeing Gallienus and Claudius a lot. This Juno has the optional peacock and...
I am never satisfied with my coin photos and reshoot many several times before I get it 'right' or give up (more often the latter). I saw a toy...
This thread is to share the ways we each may use to look closely at our coins. I'll start by showing three magnifiers that I like. First is what...
I collect mostly because I enjoy what I learn in the process. It would seem that you might be able to learn as much from looking at auction...
Lately I have been gathering more and more coins of Gallienus who has some interesting types. This one came today and made a point that makes me...
Every so often I get a coin and ask myself why I bought it. Today the mail included something much worse - a coin I didn't remember buying. It...
The mailman struggled to my door today to deliver two 'massive' new coins. First at 3.33g and 16mm is an Elymais drachm from Frank Robinson (my...
Those who like to research their coins by comparing them to other specimens need to be aware of this resource for Roman Republicans:...
Yesterday FedEx delivered my one win from the last Pecunem sale a full two days ahead of the predicted Thursday. So far since Thanksgiving, most...
Another forum has a very disturbing post by a member who attended NYINC and saw a Caesar Elephant which had two palm trees in place of the snake....
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