Not many coins, especially the cheaper ones, are going to have a provenance dating back before 1980. You will have to learn how to authenticate...
There were lots of fakes coming out of China in the 1880’s to early 1900’s, but these are very often easy to spot. @Topcat7 has a set of such...
Unfortunately, that link is of no use because this is not a Qing Dynasty coin cast for monetary purposes. The coin is a charm of some sort. I...
That background music was heartwarmingly cheerful. :)
I did not see any coin reference books. :( But I got some miscellaneous inexpensive history books that looked interesting. :)
I’ve spent all of 10 minutes in Paris proper. That was enough to turn me off.
Darn, we could have met up. Nice buys!
It had been carved into a charm, which is why I bought it.
I think the main difference is that US collectors mainly know US coins and can’t relate to ancient times since the country they live in only dates...
I always love an AU bust half :)
Very nice! I can’t wait to get back to flipping coins on eBay...
So I am back from the show. It was a bit different from what I have experienced in the US. I was struck by how many coins were just sitting in...
I already told you I thought it was genuine, but I know enough about Greeks to get me into trouble.
Thank you very much! The dealer wanted £450, which I was not going to pay unless it was something special.
i am at a coin show right now and don’t have my references with me. There is a F/VF large cent with an S-262 obverse and a different reverse (tip...
I guess borderline LWCs are hard to grade from pictures.
It appears something is going on with that mintmark. :)
I thought someone alreasy fessed up to buying it
Some applicable coins in the British Museum. (Sorry about the pictures; the lighting in the museum was complete dookie) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I thought the sheriff was a bear. I guess he could be a really GIANT badger... I think coin A is worth the surperior price because it is the...
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