If you are a cheapskate collector it is not a bad idea to study up on which rulers coins are regularly perfect and which ones are rarely even...
I don't have photos of coins I lost but I have a category I consider worse. Before I took coin photos, I made aluminum foil pressings of my...
Is this one of the Islamic copies of a Byzantine issue that followed their taking over a mint? The reverse looks like a cross on steps but...
One of my favorite mints and types. [ATTACH]
For the record my rich 'Uncle Sam' often sends me a check in the Spring and I am not inclined to spend that tax refund differently that I do the...
I trust all here have learned the lesson of this post. If you see a coin of Claudius II that is full legend, well struck on both sides with...
Asses seemed to be a commonly spent denomination in the 1st century AD so we have a lot of worn 'slot fillers' but high grade ones are harder to...
I wish VCoins had provided a link rather than just sending the whole as an email so we could share the link rather than copying the text. They...
I just hate it when the glare hits the screen. Tell us, Steve, is everything white up there yet? I remember seeing the Northern Lights exactly...
I consider the price to be about reasonable. Republicans are going up. Mine was $49 in 2000. I believe you have a dolphin as the obverse minor...
Really? I'll never understand the 'one coin per ruler' mindset especially when it does not allow even a lifetime and a Consecration coin as in...
The concept of general Worth is one I can not grasp. The only thing that matters is worth to me. There is no plan for resale of a coin I want so...
Those interested in Maximinus can also seek out his Provincial issues (samples below). Anchialus Thrace / Ares [ATTACH] Deultum (Latin Legend)...
I'd say drachms are harder to find than tets but sell for less since there is much less demand for the smaller coins. This is even more true for...
It is always good to see someone say they don't know when they don't know. I like V(eniens) S(ol) V(icit) but would feel a lot better about it if...
What is VSV?
Possibly all. I just got but have not finished the new Gupta Hardaker book and note much less certainty in ID of various issues than I had...
Siscia - spread bust Concordia Militum [ATTACH] Rome - Lion mintmark Oriens [ATTACH] Tripolis Sol [ATTACH] Uncertain Balkan mint - dolphin...
While I certainly agree with this thought, we must also realize that the same critical thinking applies to books and all other media as well. We...
For several years my website was hosted by ancients.info and I bought many coins from vcoins. Then the company was sold and I had problems...
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