Saflips are very thin with sharp corners and dashes around to seal the two pieces of plastic together Guardhouse are thicker and have rounded...
I used to use Saflips, but I prefer Guardhouse brand - the color is more of a blue hue versus Saflips which are more yellow. Just a personal...
35 lots, all ending Wednesday night (for US folks) 4/13. Many scarce or rare types, most with 99 cent start bid, and majority still going very,...
I sometimes forget that these types exist. Ah, nothing like holding an entire career's salary in the palm of one's hand
Sad news :( Condolences to his friends and family. I had noticed his absence for most of the last year; I missed his passion for Julio-Claudian...
Nice job spotting that one - I looked it up and you got a great deal! I won one last year as well - ugly thing but undeniably rare[ATTACH]
I assume it's Romulus, son of Maxentius - Rare, but not especially pricey. I think mine cost about $200. [ATTACH] Romulus Augustus on the other...
Agreed 100% And a random observation about Quintillus... It doesn't seem to be the case often, but of all of the 3rd century emperors, he seems...
Fun lists! I made one myself a while ago; I had a particularly slow week at work and ended up building a checklist for my "one of each title"...
Very interesting! My first impression actually was a cluster of some sort of fruit; the later folles of Carthage came immediately to mind:...
My daughters are 8 and 6 - I've found plenty of dropped earrings - usually in the sole of my foot!
So after about 6 years of faithful service, it was finally time to change the battery in my little coin scale. When I got it cleared off and...
@Tejas I would say so[ATTACH] - Extremely distinct bust size and shape - Same shape N - Same shape E with a distinctive curved bottom - Same shape...
Guilt by association-...
So I was doing some research on another thing, and I came across a very unsettling realization while trying to find pictures of an authentic...
Sorry, but I'm going to have to be a skeptic until I can see better pictures. The quality of AE coinage had already gone down the drain by the...
Super excited - I never thought I'd be able to afford one of these exceptionally rare FE denarii - 10 whole libras!! But after refinancing my...
Thanks all for the thoughts! And lovely Quintillus ants all around! @Curtis, the main thing that drew me to wonder if they were engraved by the...
This has been nagging at me for some time, but hadn't attempted to put it into words until now. If you were to ask me to post my top 10 favorite...
I'd also be curious to know to what extent the "80/20 rule" applies to our collections; e.g. "20% of the coins we own make up 80% of the total...
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