About the size of a dime, this coin represents one of the best (and affordable) portraits of Maurice Tiberius that I've been able to find. Worth...
I have never known, via a face-to-face tangible personal relationship, another coin collector in my entire life. I've collected completely in...
The scholarly Leo VI on a somewhat strange throne looking regal. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Leo VI (AD 886-912); Constantinople; Æ Follis; Obv: +LEOn bAS -...
Someone is taking the advice of selling into the hype. If I had one, I would sell it immediately.
I was pumping gas at one of those despicable stations with the televisions that spew out nonsense while you sit helpless, unable to escape, at the...
If done correctly, digital currency has a chance of providing more security than paper. Some of this is admittedly speculation, but digital...
Though I don't think I ever purchased a single copy of Coins over the years, it's still sad to hear of the passing of a numismatic magazine. As...
I bought this last week in person at the Harlan Berk coin store in downtown Chicago. Even somewhat decent portraits of this type seem harder to...
I have but one. They used to be pretty affordable considering their age and condition. I didn't pay too much for this one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Eons ago, I purchased my first gold coin: a Mexican 2 Peso dated 1945. It cost $30 and it seemed exorbitant, and almost reckless, at the time. Now...
I'm one of those spreadsheet types. I have a spreadsheet showing date purchased, description, cost (w/o postage), postage cost, exchange rate...
The BBC had an update on this story. It says: -One local bank said they didn't have room in their vault for the coins -"The coins, which are made...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Justin II & Sophie (Year 5, 569 - 570), Æ Follis, 31.4mm, 11.83g, Nicomedia, Obv: DN IVUSTINUS PP AVG Justin II and Sophie...
For comparison, NGC graded this one MS 64, but I'm pretty sure that they use market grading, not condition grading, so it may be moot. I've never...
This Byzantine has a few gouges in the flan, but I overall like what remains of the portraits. The text, at least the one section not missing,...
Modern coins that rot in front of our eyes helps to manifest their growing irrelevance. Pocket change exists today to make change and really for...
Another Theophilus Æ Follis came into my life. These things just seem to happen. I particularly liked the portrait on this one, with its very...
I had yet to see even a somewhat decent portrait of Justin I in my Byzantine travels so far, but the one below looked "good enough" for me. The...
The shocking sizes of money throughout the ages never fails to amaze me. My two smallest coins include a James I half penny (1607 - 1609) and a...
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