Why in gods name would they put a spider on their money? Not right at all.
Why would you not buy when the price is low? That’s odd. How about I buy one for market price and sell it to you for double, would you feel...
Why are you cleaning them?
Was it in a certain auction from yesterday that had many tooled examples that went unmentioned by the auction house?
You are just seeing damage that looks like letters. It’s all damage, no letters have moved to the center of the coin.
In general, New York is more expensive than ever. There are still decent places to get food, relatively cheaply. Weird example is the falafel...
Actually your microscope will make things worse for you. You only need a loupe. be prepared to see all sorts of things that aren’t there with a...
I’m 20 miles from West Point and still haven’t seen one in the wild.
It's not late but I was up late last night working on a write-up for this recent acquisition.. stay tuned and I'll eventually post it if I think...
Buy an ancient Roman jar or amphora and bury them in your backyard. That should confuse someone 1,000 years from now.
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Chip, with regard to ancient coins, many are found in hoards that someone, 2000 plus years ago, squirreled away in a clay jar, glass Jar, leather...
As promised. APOLLOgies (booo) for the terrible photos, but you get the idea. [ATTACH] Lydia, Sardes AE, First Century BC Obv: Apollo (?) Strike...
@Ryro, strange, I've got the EXACT same situation with this coin. My first one that I picked up in an uncleaned lot years ago has the obverse...
See what, explain yourself. Photos, in general, do a poor job of capturing small details, unless you are a whiz with the camera.
You never know, if you are close by you should check it out. You may be tempted to the dark side. :-)
Also, I noticed your posts are mainly about moderns and US coins. This show is strictly ancients and some world coins/currency. No US or modern...
I’m going to guess that you didn’t read the thread before posting. Tell me if I’m right.
I paid a $50 event parking rate last year right around the corner from Grand Central. You can do a little better if you don’t mind walking. The...
Yup, I’ll be there on Saturday for a few hours to peruse the bourse. @paddyman98 and I met up last year. Hoping to catch up with him again this...
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