I think @medoraman is correct as well - bullion coins bought and slabbed by US dealers/collectors.
I like and agree with everything you said here. It's a stunning coin.
It may be that a larger number of Chinese coins that are slabbed are actually bullion.
I think this one is very interesting.
Heh...well it's working for me!
Great collection!
I collect US military forms of money - tokens, notes, POGs, and chits so I have a soft spot for ancients that are "related" in some way (at least...
Think that photo credit goes to John Anthony. This coin holds a special place in my collection...as do the others I posted. This one and the...
Ancient Spanish Extravaganza! [IMG] Octavian, 27 BC - AD 14 AE32, 16g, 6h; Colonia Celsa. Obv.: II VIR COL V I CELSA; bare head of Octavian...
My fault! :oops:
Kingdom of Iberia right? I've got nothing there but Iberian peninsula I have a few.
Bringing out the big guns huh? [IMG]
They could have at least graded it!;)
Oh, that one is very nice! I have a couple: [IMG] Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion Æ20, 5.6g, 12h; 304-250 BC Obv.: Head of Pan left, wreathed in...
What have we done!
Bruce, I hope you're keeping records of all your work. I know how much more meaning research adds to my token collection and I think when the day...
Whoa, great set!
Haha! You know...the Star Trek would have went better on the space thread... Any Battlestar Galactica fans?
Reading this makes me think of my last move and my next. When I came to the UK I didn't trust the moving company with my coins (not that the...
I'm a big Star Trek fan too! @Ancientnoob is another.
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