The coin has a lot of eye appeal to me as a well-circulated piece. I'm thinking it would make a good bottom-feeding morsel at the right price....
It's harshly cleaned for one thing. It looks like the end result of a lot of those coins that you buy as "uncleaned ancients" - namely culls. That...
I'm just not seeing the PUPs for a DDO, but close-ups would help. I see some die deterioration and perhaps machine doubling.
Those are nice coins. I think you and I have similar tastes when it comes to the LRBs. I definitely like the well-struck VF coins with clean...
How's that going, btw? If you can't post pics, at least give us a breakdown of your collection. :)
No Bill, I haven't, and I would gladly pay whatever anyone charged for a copy at this point. What I've managed to find on the web leaves a lot of...
Your pics look great geekpryde. I wonder if there's a way to light the 76 proof so that the noise on the slab doesn't show...
According to Meshorer and others, this crusty little bronze piece represents the first coinage of the Nabataeans, minted in Damascus under the...
Oh I track a variety of auctions. And two sellers on vcoins were perfectly amenable to lower offers. There's no harm in asking, right? Mostly I...
Thanks guys, that was more or less my thinking. I don't think the color makes up for the weak strike. It was just one of those pieces I threw into...
Around $100 with shipping. I'm not crazy about the strike either, but I do very much like the color, so there's a tug-of-war going on between my...
Here's one I've had my sights on for a few weeks. I'm wondering what you guys think. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. [IMG]
The coins aren't that fragile. My Denarius is about the size of a dime, struck on a fairly thick flan, and it is silver. I'd have hit it with a...
If all you want is a decent Roman Denarius, there are "easier" emperors. This is my Denarius of Caracalla which is approximately in the same grade...
Three bucks is pretty good as a premium for collector coins. I think the only way you could ever get silver to circulate again would be to make...
Is it legal tender in Canada?
I have nothing to trade, but that's quite a collection Bing. It's going to take me some time to peruse it all.
That's WAY over the spot value of silver. One troy ounce = 31.1 grams. At $20 for 7.96 grams of silver, you're paying about $2.51 per gram, or $78...
The trading forum is here. No reason it can't be used for ancients. http://www.cointalk.com/f63/
The SMS matte finish coin gets referred to as a proof quite frequently. Is that not correct?
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