I like Probus but don't have the rare ones like Martin may be showing. Instead I will address your statement: I have a real problem with...
Here is an opinion: Like broccoli, the kid would learn more from a hundred $10 coins than from one $1000 coin. He would never get all of his...
Don't faint but I'm going to recommend an idea from David Vagi. Before he got in the business of slabbing coins (not my thing, you may recall) he...
Now you have a croc head. They struck those with various die axes so you can get halves with either man and either end of the croc. You can get...
Very nice! I always like these when there is detail on the ship.
For those of us who collect coins made by old methods, wires can be classed as the 'last ancients' regardless of their late date. Ivan IV's coins...
That denarius is an Asian mint so the varieties of animals may have been different. Notice the coin has a small o mintmark under the bust. I...
Great coin. I liked the type so much it became my first large silver back when I had almost no Greek coins. I was attracted to the size and style...
Dealers as we know them would disappear to be replaced by a group that did not have shows in expensive hotels and issue glossy catalogs. They...
Yes but the permalink only appears if you first click on the i (second from the left in the blue bar at the top) which brings up the information...
Best coins will always sell for more than second best. In recent years we have seen the spread between the grades increase in terms of price. If...
Sorry to crash your cast party but my fake is struk from fake dies. I bought it at the same time I got a pile of Slavei denarii but I am not sure...
My two cows are Vespasian but my favorite bovine is my Titus bull (ex Mabbott collection). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I be holding this dupondius so I think it is beautiful. [ATTACH] Being fourree does nothing for overall...
While I do recommend Warren's page on the subject, I also recommend Bill Welch's page to which Warren links at the bottom of his page. I do not...
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ea7d909fe0fc4c93399d50463&id=f2ba492f07&e=093eb01f70 Some of you may get the weekly email from vCoins with...
A problem with ancients in the non specialty market is too many dealers have bought absolute junk and can't sell them for the prices they want....
Very nice group, rrdenarius, thanks for sharing. An interesting collection could be made of 'casting errors'. This one will be hard to top:...
This looks struck to me.
I find it hard to believe we have had so few photos in this thread so I'll show a few cast coins. My favorite is the Aes Grave sextans turtle. I...
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