I went into coin collecting because it was an affordable and portable hobby for someone who travelled a lot for work, and you can lock all your...
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It's already available in UK, so that's maybe how insiders been getting it. They been getting it on Amazon . I know the author well and looked at...
I find the auction house blurb very reassuring. The choice of fonts and name. The link to a website address that's permanently down. The...
Do fax machines still exist? I haven't seen one since the 20th century apart from on trips to Japan
Going into debt to buy coins is a great idea. Consider remortgaging your house. Fear is a terrific motivator
I'd pay good money for that Republican quadrans. Best I've ever seen and because such nice examples rarely occur, few ancient comparators. Even...
One early internet service I recall that maybe died out before its time was a version of paypal that would send, by post, a physical US dollar...
I use the phrase "this coin currently the only recorded example" and add "none in ACSearch, not documented in [standard catalogue ABC] so that...
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Lots of fleet coins are pierced. They were likely rare even then but not so rare that they weren't kmown about so if sympathetic to the cause, one...
It's indeed extremely rare and struck with very finely engraved Antony dies . My example: [ATTACH] Before this provokes a rash of replies...
This looks like an ancient cast copy, possibly white metal (lead tin alloy)
Yes. No. Same type and time.
An interesting unpacking of the difference between price lists, price guides, auctions, auction results, and the psychology of bidding at auction...
Multiple instances of Naumann not fulfilling a sale contract (coin previously sold / lost / whatever) then item concerned being reoffered by them.
Hahaha No problem with Naumann revoking my bidding privileges
Zero trust in Naumann. From my bad experience and from bad experiences of others I trust
From the 1964 Village Voice review of the very very bad Sophia Loren sword and sandals blockbuster, "The Fall of the Roman Empire": [ATTACH] I...
I added three aurei to my collection in the last year [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] which is more than usual
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