No, not yet sir, Being lazy writing the dissertation. :( Life, small children, and an old war injury acting up getting in the way.
The last three are similar:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are all groups of Parthian bronze coins. When I started collecting a poor little...
So yesterday was the big 50, and a favorite auction site had an auction that ended today. Naturally that means new purchases for me. Below is what...
Sorry to revive an old thread, but when I found another one of these of course I had to buy it. I bought this today: [ATTACH]
I am not aware of any other nickel ones Doug. I do not think I have ever seen the third one you mention being for sale. I owe it to you that I...
Great groups. I am glad I did not pursue these as much as I might have otherwise, since it sounds like they found a good home. To be honest, with...
Dictionary definitions vary, and depend upon intended use. Every field has "collectors" and "researchers", with the lines frequently blurring....
Probably the best answer one can give, because it is a continuum. To me, a numismatist has deep knowledge of at least one subject area. Not about...
I would agree with @paddyman98 . Most people do not know dies get damages as they strike coins. This is why the mint will frequently take dies off...
I knew it was something like this, but thank you for a very informative post. Best part of CT IMHO are posts like these.
Problem is, it is proven a great many errors legitimately left the mint. Same with patterns, the mint used to sell them. So those two areas you...
I would if you subtracted the money out of the equation. Tell me I can have one but never sell it, and I would not want it. I have no interest in...
If you look around long enough, you can find Owls with a test cut for not much money if you wanted a pocket piece. They are not scarce, just...
I come and go on the set, sometimes being in the mood to buy more other times not. For some reason an F can always tempt me though, and I always...
No real way to stack OP, whatever works for you works. I would say it is a very good time to start, as prices are attractive right now. I have...
I wrote in my little guide on the series F, H, and J are the toughest, so I agree generally. For some reason I found J the hardest personally,...
One of my favorite coins from the medieval Lanna kingdom, (predecessor of Thailand). Almost all are from Chieng Mai or Chieng Sen, though many...
I agree with Mr Bendall's theory of multiple rocking strikes for Byzantine coins. However, there is another way to strike these, and evidence some...
Hate to say it, but I bet they are being struck about every day, probably Bulgaria.
I had one package from the UK that was fun once. Apparently arrived in NY after about a week but then decided to "go walkabout" inside the USPS...
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