No, not something your weird nephew is into, though it is one of the coolest band names I can think of. This is about heavy metal, lead. Lead was...
Well, early Sasanian coins, made by his father, were known to have started off as hammered out older issues. As well, I have seen a medieval...
Wow, another one I didn't know existed. I will have to keep an eye open for one!
Usually when a nation strikes massively debased coinage it is because of major stress, enemy at gates, losing a major war, famine, etc. I have...
The Indo-Parthian dynasty was founded by a Suren, (one of the great Parthian families), who rebelled against the Parthian king in western India/SE...
Hate to say it, but Maple leaf. More marketable than the others in the US. Kruggerands still have the "aparthied" slime about them some, and the...
I cannot remember for certain. Did we ever have any evidence if the Omega fakes were related to Lebanese fakes? There was a large industry faking...
I am jealous. I have a few group lots of those, but need more. I simply run out of time chasing everyting that interests me, but I do truly love...
I agree. I own some ballerinas and have to say Pd is an ugly coin metal. It has already been announced that some major users are switching back to...
I will grant that I MAY be biased since I am like a 14th cousin of Ben Franklin and didn't appreciate him kicked off the coin. :( Some say I have...
I agree. Bullion buyers seem to love 1964 Kennedy's since almost none circulated. I HATE THEM. Hate is probably too nice of a word for how I feel...
Depends on the denarius. A lifetime protrait in VF? Maybe $2000 area. A FDC, (maybe MS64 grade approx) lifetime portrait? $50k might be the limit....
This is my mentality. If I cannot justify the pleasure a coin will give me being equal to the purchase price, I do not buy it. All coins I own are...
I agree. If you see a TPG slab without grade its a bulk submission where the consignor wanted to minimize his costs and peddle the coins to...
My dad had a friend who carried a "pocket piece" around. He swore it started off as a Morgan silver dollar back in the 1960's, but what I saw was...
I think you are in reality describing economics. Every coin is collectible, but at what price? What do you give up in order to buy X? I was on a...
Yes, but it gives people a false narrative. PM buyers never account for inflation, which is why they think they make money, (many of them anyway)....
I have seen the same. However, I have seen a couple if major new "gold buyers" pop up recently and advertise heavily. I want to go there and give...
Yes, but electrocuted coins almost always have unattractive pits or tough surfaces. Electrolysis should always be a last resort for coins.
They are very different markets. Besides absolute rarity, what gold has going for it is Asian and Middle Eastern markets ONLY desire gold. They...
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