Couldn't have said it better myself!
Congratulations!!
I've had some success with Ex-Numis although I completely agree: it should be finding far more than it does. If you have free time during our...
My Cleopatra denarius wasn't cheap but I wanted one with her full name visible and a pair of nice portraits: [ATTACH]
Well done spotting that pedigree! I'm still waiting for a Zeno... I couldn't justify the price of the 446/1 in CNG, although it was a nice coin on...
Not all but, based on a couple prolific artificial applicators in the market, probably 99% of the ones you've seen will be artificial. I would...
Yes, exactly. I've viewed their next sale in London twice already (pre-lockdown) and it will be spectacular.
I agree that prices were far more reasonable in this auction, although that is perhaps because many coins were not perfect in quality (with marks,...
Thanks for all that you do to keep the industry in check, Barry!
I've paid 60% of estimate and 10x estimate in CNG auctions. An estimate is just that: an estimate. I like CNG's 60% opens and it was interesting...
There's an entire spectrum to choose from and ultimately their preferences will determine what governs a significant enough difference to justify...
Thanks Mike, and welcome to the forum! I can corroborate this as well: I had a handful of bids with this dealer (and another dealer, and a few...
Happy birthday and congrats on the post milestone and coin!
This is very standard and a reasonable practice: if someone bids on a coin and then doesn't pay, it hurts everyone - that coin will have to be...
While he has also been a thorn in my backside for the last two years, I think it would be best if his identity weren't posted publicly. Many...
NGC will note tooling on the slab or refuse to slab it. Here's an example from CoinArchives: [ATTACH]
I couldn't agree more and am grateful to @Andrew McCabe for posting this thread: I didn't have my audio on during the sale as I was in...
This is a wonderful example, congratulations! I had an unsigned Euainetos dekadrachm a few years ago but ultimately didn't love its portrait style...
There are a few in private hands but they are exceptionally expensive. This is the finest by a mile, last sold for 950,000 CHF hammer to a fairly...
I can't not post this coin with a thread started on the Peloponnesian War: As the Peloponnesian War dragged on, Athens found itself facing a...
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