There is a John Anthony Hoard, actually. It consists of about 50 rusty bottle caps that I found with my metal detector.
Collectors that refuse to study ancients will always be duped into overpaying by slab grades - that would be their own fault. At one point, I gave...
NGC overgrades by a long shot. Serious collectors of ancients don't even use the grade AU. So you can throw the grade out the window. Also, NGC...
Dude, if aliens didn't exist, how did they build that platform?
National Geographic :blackalien:
The comparison is meant to be between obverse dies, not coins. Obviously the coins in post 31 are different. I don't like the fabric of the OP...
I only got it for the articles. :)
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That story is a little ruff around the edges.
Great find, Z! That's the sort of coin that you might look at and say, "Eh, just another worn denarius of Commodus," without realizing how rare it...
I love these 1st-century Alexandrian tets that are larger and finer than later issues. By sheer coincidence, I have one that some of you might be...
Dealers will mark coins up for shows, especially if the table rent is high. Gotta pay the man. In this case, however, it seems to be a misprint -...
Fouree core is my guess, but remember that these were significantly less fine than denarii. They tend to be "bronzy" in hand, so it wouldn't...
I'm glad you guys like the coins. As far as pics go, occasionally I just run out of time. I have a full-time job and family - coining is just a...
That sort of fake toning comes off very easily - in fact, you can rub it off with your fingers, so if you happen to like it, be careful how you...
I have sent her a message - let's see what happens.
This person has been on CT, and has previously sold many higher-grade, authentic coins on eBay. My guess is that she has the coin, at least on...
Yes, and only ten specimens known. Scroll down the auction listing to read the history - it's a pretty good write-up.
That's actually a pretty good price for the coin, if it's the one I'm thinking it is. But I would start by offering $100,000, just on principle. :)
You would think that if a seller was asking $130,000 for a coin, they would have something to say about the provenance.
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