I very strongly disagree for the reasons mentioned above. Please explain your assessment. This coin has NEVER been cleaned. There are no...
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I bought this for my type set because it beat the FR-02 details one that was in there. I paid $48 for it on eBay. I think she is AU-53/55 because...
I still think it's too orange to be original.
look at the left side of the obverse die break. Not an 1804. [ATTACH]
I'd probably venture into Greek and related, Roman Republic, some imperial Roman, and a speckling of everything else as it catches my eyes. But...
Just bought a Bu Quan. This one of the more attractive patinas I have seen on this type. I bought this in a lot of other Wang Mang coins, even...
Are you sure it hasn't been carved? I have a wu zhu that displays the same phenomenon, but it has been carved.
I got the coins today. Surprisingly, the Yong Tong weighs less than the Wu Xing, even though it was supposed to be worth more. :confused:
Your questions made me do some research. I pulled some old Baldwin's auction records from 2008 (oh, how I wish I was collecting these back then :(...
I sold mine a couple years ago for $25, and the buyer complained! :facepalm:
I need to expand into other areas of ancients when monies are no longer a concern...
Try @BadThad 's VerdiCare?
Gold coins were pretty much never used for burials. If an emperor or noble wanted to be buried with gold, he would be buried with ingots or...
But I will make an exception if a nice, single, female coin collector comes along. ;)
Maybe I'll get to work on the G750 or G850 if things go my way? :D
There are some silver Chinese cast coins, but they are rather valuable. You can try for a silver Kai Yuan Tong Bao (Scott Semans had one last time...
That's pretty much the plan. I'm not hormone-driven, and I am very picky. That should slow things down enough. I made the mistake of falling for...
I got this lot for $241.70. That covered the cost of all the cheap stuff I knew was genuine. Got the rest checked out, and the consensus is that...
The girls I know have a much greater appreciation for my musical passion and my ecclectic taste in musical instruments. But, alas, I am still...
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