Bing: Be forever thankful that dealers do not have the time to put full care into each photo. They benefit from more satisfied customers when...
I agree fully with Ken's take on the matter. People who don't like run on posting should leave now. You were warned. In addition to...
Mine is from the period when Sparta was a member of the Achaean League. [ATTACH] Few recognize the rest of the story. That reverse is not upside...
He left out A3 and some of the images could be upgraded but that is a decent overview. I particularly liked the fact he included the section at...
Just be aware that the success/survival rate for coins cleaned by beginners is similar to that humans who self medicate. Swallowing pills is easy...
Talk about "blissfully unaware"... I was not aware of the Severan Database Project. I do find that list interesting. I can only assume they...
I'm with Sallent on this one. Th OP 'worst coin' is better than half of my collection and that include both mint workmanship and things that have...
I can not recall right now who first used the letter classes to separate the anonymous folles. Do you know? My G is an overstrike as are so...
Are you ruling out LEG II ITAL? You need to find a reverse die match to know. Unfortunately the style standards used on the various legions'...
One of the big appeals to my eye offered by the first issues of Septimius from Rome is the huge variation in portraits used before the mint...
If you want a real challenge, try to collect a set of Anonymous folles with and without coins that show evidence of being overstruck on an earlier...
Bill Porter has been a friend for years and years. He still does coin shows in the DC area and has been known to leak very nice coins from his...
I like the idea of likes because it enables us to express approval without bringing a thread to the top of the heap. It seems better than making...
If I knew today who would cherish a few of my favorites in fifty years, I'd be inclined to give them to them now and cut out the drama. I...
I'm mellowing when it come to coin in palm photos. When people shoot them they tend to wiggle , perhaps subconsciously, and take the photo when...
My Alexandria is not all that nice but it is not the easiest one to find. [ATTACH]
Most certainly! Our friends in the slabbing business even recognize this when the mark some coins 'Fine Style'. It would be bad business...
Well that certainly kills my desire to bid on any BCD coins. Advertising your sales seems questionable but doing it on the sly is bad form.
About 15 (1961)? I sold about 150 coins in 1974 (when my wife stopped working and my daughter was born) keeping only three which I know I had...
Good group. As you know there are only 10 more officinae but with half being FH3 and half being FH4, you are still 25 coins short of the set....
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