That's just it. Many of them are just storefronts for bullion exchanges. They don't make their living from retail sales.
I'm sorry, but Josh is right. How can you prove it's authentic? "Seems legit" is hardly good enough. Ancient coins get counterfeited every day,...
It's easy to buy stuff at shows that you don't want. I've done it, we've all done it. Come home and say, "What the hell was I thinking?" lol I...
Hey friends. I know it's early, but if your schedule is anything like mine, you've got to plan ahead. I missed NYINC last year, but I'm definitely...
If you're in Cincinnati, your best course of action would be to just fly into NY, of course. But yeah, let's not miss the opportunity to meet each...
Actually, I've got a Suburban that seats six in style. If any of you guys on the East Coast want to arrange a pick-up point somewhere outside of...
NYINC is one of the biggest shows in the world for ancient and world coins. I couldn't get there last year, but I'm hoping to go, come this January.
Nice! I like it when modern coins look ancient. :)
A very nice coin. I've seen a lot of these without any fish at all on the reverse, and you've got two.
I wish we had such a thing in my neck of the woods. Our local coin club is comprised mostly of US collectors, which is understandable, since the...
He will be if his wife ever sees his coin bill.
Doug, that fourth coin has one of the most interesting and elaborate counterstamps. Do you know what it means?
It's not almost missing, it's missing. Period. Misspellings on Roman coins are not uncommon. In fact, I'm surprised we don't see more of them,...
Yup, lovely bronze! I couldn't begin to attribute it, but it's certainly got eye appeal.
The trays are attractive, to be sure, but I have the same issue with space. If I had my own den with enough shelving for a hundred trays, that...
I'm having trouble organizing lately. I tend to go on shopping sprees, buy a dozen or so coins, then catch up on organizing them. I did move to...
Well, Chris set me up with his super secret source of cheap kakini, so I just added one to my collection. This is the seller's image tweaked with...
Wow, that's a beauty. Nicely-balanced details, well-centered, great color.
Here are two from Lugdunum, Constantine II. Brothers from different officinae: PLG (prima) and SLG (secunda). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You find quite a few variations in the diadems and banners, sometimes depending on the mint, sometimes on the individual engravers. I have quite a...
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