I saw this online the other day. We just laughed at it. It’s a horrible fake. barry Murphy.
It’s not all nice Greek btw. Here are 700 Gordian III ants to do next week. Zzzzzzzzz. Barry[ATTACH]
Just got to some smaller coins for you Doug. Larger coins are for comparison. Barry [ATTACH]
Yes we get smaller coins Doug, they just don't make as nice of a photo. I'm literally laying these out on my desk for 2 minutes and shooting them...
Most are slabbed. We only occasionally do photo certs.
This is just some coins this week. Several different submitters. Barry
Berenike pentakaidekadrachm Syracuse Dekadrachm Eucratides stater Carthage trihemistatsr Panticapaeum stater pic 2 2 Syracuse tets Akragas...
kazuma, it's from Phaistos in Crete. It's the Jameson specimen.
Its a facing lion's scalp.
It's contemporary graffiti. It's under the toning and actually shows some wear.
Two Messana Tetradrachms A leontini Tetradrachm, ex Arthur Evans A Syracuse Tetradrachm A Phaistos stater, ex Jameson A Rhegium Tetradrachm A...
It's a 148-147 BC issue, not a First Meris tetradrachm. It's the plate coin in Mackay. Barry
Not a Fouree. It's 16.96 grams, ex Ars Classica XVI, lot 927.
Just a follow up from yesterday’s post…. Not as valuable as yesterday’s coins but nice none the less. the Macedon tet is ex Weber, de Sartiges...
I don’t take it personally. I really don’t care if you crack them out or not. We get paid regardless. Often times a second or 3rd time. The...
yes, some forgeries get submitted multiple times. Some people just keep trying, thinking we might miss it once. Luckily I have a pretty good...
You can normally tell from the toning if a coin is going to have an old provenance or not. I have a pretty good working knowledge of the coins in...
Most days it’s enjoyable. This group is part of a consignment of about 500 coins, most collected in the 80’s. Looking forward to the other boxes...
It’s the insightful comments like this that make discussion groups so enjoyable. Barry Murphy
43mm This box made up for the 800 late Roman coins in VG-F that I had on my desk before lunch. Barry
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