Byzantines are.... an acquired taste. Alright furryfrog, challenge accepted. I just got this one today; Basil II I think. Rasiel[ATTACH]
I like gold. Followed by silver. And last bronze. I dunno, I think I might be unique this way :- ) Rasiel
I always wondered about the Alexander. The style really is nowhere near any of the bronzes and there's no other aurei to compare to but,...
I'm convinced at this point that ebay has probably internally circulated a memo to staff to redirect all complaints of authenticity in the...
Just kidding. I wish. What's the one coin you pine away for? I'd be willing to take out a 2nd mortgage if any of these three showed up at...
There is no registered option for international John. The only reliable way to do this is to use Fedex or DHL; at least for the >$1,000 coins....
As someone who's metal detected I can say with 100% certainty that you can find coins that clean and much cleaner even. There's nothing about this...
It won't be long before the last coins meant to circulate as currency gets minted. Maybe within the next 20-30 years if not sooner. This is just a...
Add me to the list of the concerned. Censorship sucks. Rasiel
Hopefully he's moved into print-on-demand or similar other low overhead cost setup (unless he now has a following and broke out into the...
Coryssa's ebay crawler only goes back to 2012 (and as far back as 2007 for Roman imperials). As for the slabs, I bet that you can deduce the...
Being an independent publisher in numismatics is, basically, a luxury reserved for those who can afford to lose a lot of money. I've been...
This coin might seem strangely familiar to some of you [ATTACH] Rasiel
Another beautiful coin, just wow Constans III always looked to me like Santa or a crazy wizard Rasiel
That's a badass coin Doug. If I had the chance I'd photograph it and put it in my next book. I do hold out hope for some days getting me grubbies...
Yeah, no question about it. As in everything else there's that old rule of diminishing returns which certainly holds true here but you have to...
I don't remember exactly but think I just tossed a roll of new pennies into a cup with olive oil and let it soak for a few weeks. Like coins in a...
I know this isn't useful in any sense. Just (hopefully) amusing [ATTACH] Huawei Honor Note 10 (~$350) [ATTACH] Nikon D700 w/ Nikkor 105mm AF...
I can't believe that in 2019 people still talk about olive oil. Back in 2004 I did this experiment with brand new pennies left soaking in olive...
I wonder if one of the stolen ones was the Ariadne. Any dealer being offered a new one of these has a near 100% chance of catching the thief if...
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