Of course at the times you refer the auctions had 0% sellers fees and less than 10% byers fees. But dealers want everything to work in their favor.
How would you call then CNG' s approach of buying a coin for 34000 pounds plus fees from Roma while it sold for 38000 francs plus fees in Nomos...
I don't see any surface problems with your coin. I would say that is a plancet production feature. There is a minor scuff on the edge and a die...
And empty pockets :mad::mad::mad:
How wonderful to start my day opening their email with the CNR to discover that 2 of their front pieces are the ones I lost in ROMA XX and were...
I repeat what I told you back in September.... If you want to have this "feature", then why did the website display the message bidding closes at...
I got this drachm from Chalkis mainly for the eagle since the nymph is of bad style. The coin looks totally unimpressive in hand, the photo...
With all due respect, I would have preferred to get another love letter from the sexiest woman in Norway over the Leu letter :p
I keep on saying there is no end to the decadence but I have heard only disagreeing voices so far. For reference, from the Terms of Use: The...
I am not totally sure this is what you are asking. Forgers are pressing on genuine flans (?) to leave traces of overstriking and thus make more...
Supposedly in the dystopic future some dealers and collectors believe in, the ancient coins without a pre-1970 provenance become illegal and you...
I would say just try the tarentum no1 from your top10 and don't hold your breath. It's not easy to find a provenance and there exist many more...
I think the question was how to find a provenance after buying a coin and not screening purchases. It surely is not easy to find a provenance. My...
It's impossible to have a good score of catalogs, or then you will spend more money on catalogs than coins. Crowd sourcing can be effective and if...
There is a commercial service which can look for the provenance of your coins although it's not reliable for provenances dating to the time when...
I am sorry to hear this :-( My dog passed 12 years ago and his memory still pops up every other day. Here's my only coin featuring a dog; a rather...
I don't believe it's some common name I can only think of Daimon and I don't think that's an option... Since the shield is symmetric I don't...
I like most the Metapontum, and the alpha in the ethnic.I wish you the best of luck for 2021
Congratulations on your top 10 and the best of luck for 2021! I think my favorite is the one from Kyrene which features a superb portrait of...
Himself and Shanna Schmidt are usually buying from other dealer auctions if they see a provenance (hidden or not) and try to resell, consistently...
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