Thanks for all the replies, friends, much appreciated. Today’s offering is very common, but it has a nice strike with very smooth surfaces and a...
Those little gold bars have always appealed to me, but knowing nothing of them, I've been afraid to pull the trigger for fear of getting fakes.
I acquired a lot of six Romans recently, so I’ll post them one-a-day in this thread. These are fairly common issues, but a few coins have...
On his website he says they are modeled after groats of Edward I, but he replaced REX with PHX as a personal monogram. Is that enough to fend off...
Is he actually replicating a medieval coin though? Those dies don't look like any design I've seen. I think he's doing a Daniel Carr sort of...
I should think so. They're not exceedingly common as far as I know, and the rendition of Columbus' ships is nicely done.
Well, nobody is holding a gun to your head, making you buy them. Yet.
47 Wupiupi.
Something in the middle.
Ah yes, of course. Thanks.
What's the point of any of it? Does the mint, or the USPS benefit financially from rarities sold on the secondary market? Is the PR enough for...
It's happened a couple of times, bidding for Greeks. I wanted representative examples of certain types, but the ones I could afford didn't look...
Is that Tigranes the Great on the Armenian coin? The rouble is outstanding - that should have been a regular issue.
That's a very good distinction, and one that mirrors my own experience. I've felt no buyer's remorse over my higher-end purchases, but I have been...
Great-looking lot! I agree that Sear is your best bet for attribution, especially the section in the introduction where he deciphers all the...
This really is an interesting thread. Thanks to Martin and Doug.
Superb coins, Mat. Wow. Two rare Nabataeans can rightfully accuse me of going overboard, but I don't have them in hand yet, so I'll wait to post pics.
Hey friends, I’ve got three Imperial Roman coins up for grabs this week. No offers, please. I've marked these way down since there's no overhead...
I don't find those the least bit incongruous.
Those are excellent pieces, and your write-up is supremely engaging, as always.
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