Great find, Seth. I share your love of cherry-picking LRB's. Here is one of my recent finds, a rare type for Constantine II, more common for...
Yeah. I wouldn't have spent a penny over 2.
Huh, another source says the Edward III Florin sold for $680,000. Not sure on that one.
Not quite ancient, but there was a 1343 Edward III Florin that sold for 6.8 mil. This decadrachm sold for $2,473,650
This sort of thing has become very common. I've gotten to the point where I avoid anything that looks even slightly suspicious, that is, coins on...
I've already done it, twice. Collected a lot of modern US and bullion when I was younger, sold all of it, stopped collecting, started again in my...
That's beautiful - I love your virtual trays. I don't like the penny, though. Let's get rid of the damn pennies, people! :rage:
That's much better - in fact, it's perfect.
My suggestions apply to bronze. Silver is a different ballgame - in fact, silver is very pricey where the bronze is cheap (on my list). For...
There is a large variety of ancient coins you can buy in high grades at the $20-$50 range. These include... 1. Coins of the Constantinian Dynasty...
It's important to mention budget. Personally, I collect quite a few coins in the $20-$50 range, with an occasional splurge on a $100-$200 coin,...
As Warren mentioned, we get the concept of the 12 Caesars from Hadrian's secretary, Suetonius, but that doesn't constrict us from creating our own...
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Nice choice, red!
Actually, I've read plenty of interesting, thought-provoking threads in all of the forums at CT. As far as I'm concerned, the bashing is all...
Yeah, same here. I don't really care. One guy did a BIN and took a month to pay, lol. Must have been saving up for it.
Hm. let me think about that approach....um, no.
Don't you guys have some hairlines to bicker about?
Regardless of their origin being Italian or North African, isn't it highly odd that Flavian-era bronzes get re-tariffed in the 5th-century? Is...
Money talked just as loudly then as it does today. Ides, I don't think you're in any serious danger of anyone rolling their eyes at your coins.
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