I just took a look at the Triskeles auction's price realized: I think it's worth at least 2-3x what you paid now that the pedigree is attached....
This is my mindset as well. - If a type is regularly available in high grade, you shouldn't be in a hurry to buy it unless a particular example...
I'm very glad to have helped pair you with this coin! It's a great piece, made even better by its pedigree. The New York auction sales prices were...
There are a few sellers on MA-Shops who do this, referencing an entirely different coin as a price indicator but not a pedigree. They're usually...
As a data point, I also had an exactly $44.75 DHL "customs" fee, not from Roma but from another auction house, on a ~$9K invoice which had a 50Eur...
As @pprp pointed out, that sounds like a power supply issue and your USB enclosure should do the trick with accessing your data: it would be...
Here are a handful of the coins I've purchased on the Early Bird day which I was very happy to acquire (and which wouldn't have lasted long as...
No, there are a few dealers that many people - including myself - rush toward as the doors open as they carry the coins I collect (some of whom...
Congratulations on a superb addition! That coin has everything going for it and the edge cut is a negligible distraction in my eyes. I've had this...
I'm not seeing this article in this month's issue (or maybe I'm looking in the wrong version as my digital version of "The Numismatist" from the...
Of the many coins I've purchased at previous NYINCs, 95+% of them were purchased within ~15 minutes of the show opening on Early Bird day. Perhaps...
So sorry for your loss.
I have a handful of targets coming in upcoming auctions but I'm taking a fairly pragmatic approach: if I can add one "keeper" per year, I'm happy.
I will rarely refuse an opportunity to post my Eid Mar: [ATTACH]
This is correct. If you don't buy anything, you don't pay them anything. A good agent will talk you out of buying coins which aren't nice enough,...
Your Syracuse #1 is my favorite: the portrait style is very attractive and the pre-1970 pedigree is a nice addition.
A wonderful group of superb coins and some solid pedigrees. #3 and #4 are my two favorites, with #5 close behind. All show a selective eye and...
Your Zodiac drachm is a superb coin, but there's a lot to like in every coin on your list. Congratulations on a wonderful year!
The more the merrier! Although the pedant in me is bothered by that book cover: that's a cistophorus on the cover, not a denarius... perhaps a...
Thanks for the replies, everyone! I mistakenly didn't utilize the poll feature but have tallied up the responses (displayed below in the sequence...
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