I respectfully disagree. The theory on these scoops is that only a few denarii blanks out of a set number were lightened to bring down the weight...
And, if you'ever seen Roman Republic denarii that look like they've had scoops of metal scraped off of them (look around, they are out there),...
Here is my Aes Grave Quadrans, ex Baldwin's 4 May 2016 and privately acquired from Baldwins in December 1959. This is the auction photo. Like most...
I was an underbidder on one of the Roman didrachms, which I really wanted. They went for crazy money IMHO, well above market.
I had about 8 targets and won 5. A nice mix of Republican bronze and Republican silver. Nothing earth-shattering, but nice coins. Only 1 of the 5...
Great coins, Prokles. Congratulations! I can't speak to any glut of Etruscan coins on the market, but I do know that the coins in the Baldwin's...
They accept the only snipe engine I use... my right index finger!
I suspect the European auctions next week adversely impacted some segments of the CNG auction. Likewise, European exchange rates are still...
I've done this for the slabbed coins that I've liberated, particularly those that are over-graded. Although, NGC rightly prefers that the label be...
I agree that it's not a turtle! It could Barnwell be a jelly fish, or whatever the Mediterranean equivalent is to jelly fish. Nice coin and a...
Great picture, Carthago! Two of my favorites from my highly cultured childhood were Star Trek and MAD Magazine. My family owned a restaurant and...
That's true, there would be little point to including an erroneous description in a searchable database. A friend recently identified a...
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