They were legally sold to a contractor for use in home construction. When the home was torn down, these came up for sale.
“I think” it will be hard to top. I bought it as 1943 cent webbing. It is provenanced to John Devine Here is an 8-foot section that was...
1943 steel cent webbing [ATTACH]
This arrived today. I think it is going to be hard top sheet metal from which 1943 steel cent planchets were punched. [ATTACH]
I love the colors. I wish the mintmark was stronger, but it is what it is. I would have bought it had I the money.
My oldest coin: Ancient Chinese square-shouldered hollow-handle spade, 600-400 BC [ATTACH] My oldest artifacts are Native American. One is an...
Oof... :(
That was a sketchy train ride. Fortunately I did not see any pickpockets in my train car. I wore a travel cest which protected my...
I guess the difference is that if you spend $1200 on a trip to Europe, you will never see that $1200 again. But if spend $1200 on a coin, you will...
People dying from disasters? Doesn’t bother me at all. People dying at the hands of other people? That can bother me.
The pyroclastic flow from the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption was hot enough to vaporize flesh. Many people did not even know what hit them.
I’m in NC for the summer. I will try my hardest to visit your shop @Aethelred sometime. Maybe visit Biltmore on the way
The way I pick the condition of my coins is if they maximize the quality-to-price ratio. I would be willing to pay twice as much for 100% increase...
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Calligraphy is its own art form. It is not as easy to appreciate as on a fine-style Greek tetradrachm, but it was one of the foremost art forms of...
Yup. Also fake.
Great writeup. I read about the aftermath of the seige, and it is stomach-churning awful. The account I read talked about how the Ottomans...
It is actually encrustation, or “patina”. Lots of modern collectors look at my Chinese collection and go “those must be worthless; they are so...
Here is a Da Quan Wu Shi mould for sale by Scott Semans. These would be pressed into clay and then stacked on one another. Notice how there are...
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