Perhaps it would be good to point out that there are a thousand other specialties out there which would enable you to become ridiculously...
What is Bern? Swiss national collection. Since we have the floor to ourselves on this, do you have the one below or know of another? I am...
Mine is ex Berk, 1996, so I assume it is the one you already counted.[ATTACH]
This is a well known variation most of which seem to have taken up residence at Martin's place. I belie, however, I still have one not shown....
It has been only a couple days short of a month since I got a new coin but the post office came through today and delivered my newest. What is...
I see no reason that he should not be able to double. After all, no one who knows these coins will be shopping at that store so his market will...
We'll just have to disagree on that point. The Internet makes it possible for someone who knows nothing to appear to be a major dealer for no...
Unfortunately a fourree but a decent two head type with Augustus [ATTACH] As with alter at Lugdunum [ATTACH] Rudder and globe As [ATTACH] As...
Exactly, but sometimes it might be nice to have an excuse to hide behind. In addition to wanting to dispose of lower value coins I have a feeling...
While not a 100% trustworthy source Aurelius Victor mentions a Roman moneyers' revolt in the early time of Aurelian. He says it was put down...
My top end coin was $535 in 1995 (from CNG) and did not make the cut when I worked up my list of my favorite 100 coins. Included in the list is...
I'm confused. Have we had a thread on these that I missed? Both of my Kyrene have been with me since 1995. I have seen several of the big one...
Then having seen the linked coin photos, I would guess all three of the above specimens to be Chinese for the lack of characteristics mentioned...
While I find great interest in your article and the newspaper piece it mentions, I fail to see any of this can be taken to prove anything other...
How does one tell a Chinese original from a Japanese copy? Hartill says that many were struck but not put in circulation so it would make sense...
It reads Yong Le Tong Bao and is from the Ming Dynasty in China 1403-24 AD. This is an interesting ruler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Di...
...and a nice photo, too.
We notice that part of the problem with BD is that no two of us agree on what to do. I would do nothing unless I can see any sign of soft green...
What is that coming out of the shield? Yours does have a nice bottle brush tail.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
You have to wonder if this was a correction for a letter left out but I do believe the devices were cut first. While I am sure that different...
Separate names with a comma.
