A great set of thoughts. Another factor for me as a minimalist collector is: how much does a coin contribute to the narrative I'm trying to tell...
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I would caution against basing your valuations off of what is undoubtedly a bubble in the market and to instead look only at historic prices or...
Multiple authors have written that one dagger is meant to represent Brutus and the other represents Cassius, although this is undoubtedly some...
Depending on the exchange rate at the time, Richard may have beaten me. But I have no regrets on this purchase: [ATTACH] That said, it isn't my...
By percentage of population being overgraded, 1804 dollars are a clear winner.
The catalog isn't out yet but the printed estimate will be 750K CHF; the expectation is that it might sell for considerably more and I don't think...
Happy Eid Mar day! [ATTACH] Ex. Triton IX, 2006, lot 1356; NAC 62, 2011, S.C. Markoff Collection, lot 2005; NAC 120, lot 646
@IdesOfMarch01 , your new Parisii stater exemplifies Celtic art of the finest caliber. It's further aided by the needle-sharp strike: these are...
After keeping his collection quiet for 17 years, billionaire defense contractor Dan O'Dowd has publicly announced that he is the owner of the...
I just edited my post: the cover coin and several other aurei from that auction were condemned as fake although the Saturnius might be okay (the...
The Alexander and several aurei including the cover coin of NFA XXII were condemned as fake so I'd probably look elsewhere ;)
I agree, Donna. #10 would be my choice of the group (save for the Colosseum aureus below which they missed). This video could use an update: the...
It was in their list for $8750 which is almost exactly what I paid last week when adjusted for inflation.
I've recently added a comparably rare coin of which I can only find a handful of examples, and notable absences from some important collections....
I really like this pedigree visualization, especially with the photos aligned chronologically. Now to find a 25th hour in the day to make one!
Congratulations! A.D.M is a wonderful pedigree and that's a great example. Interestingly, the in-slab photo looks a grade lower than the most...
I waited for a number of years before finally finding my Pharos last year. Alexandrian coinage is notoriously difficult to find with smooth...
That is a very, very attractive coin, LM! (despite being 2,000 years too young for my tastes these days ;-) ). A thread like this always attracts...
I was bidding but wasn't remotely close on anything. These obscure auctions are very hit or miss with being overpriced.
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