I go through streaks of ordering from certain dealers. London Ancient Coins have been getting a lot of my business lately, and I've been quite...
I did try a search, but perhaps I didn't use the right terms. Have there been any informative threads about the common SPES (usually lightweight)...
I've noticed this phenomenon lately on vcoins (and I'm sure other places) of rampant grading inflation. Since there's a picture I can grade it...
Ok, I know the photograph isn't great, but it's the best I could do and I'm working on it. It's progressed from Simon Cowell level horrendous to...
I experimented more with coin photography for AE, AV and AR. This time, I repurposed an unused cheapie headphone rest, which has a stiff rubber...
Some various 'snacks' arrived today, purchased from two different dealers. My favorite of the lot: [ATTACH] HOSTILIAN, as Caesar, AE...
A month after acquiring my first Tiberius Apsimar, a decrepit placeholder, [ATTACH] Sear 1395 Syracuse Follis. I came upon this: [ATTACH]...
:wideyed::wideyed: (I guess it won't let me do emojis for the title). How's that for a streak? Going through what passes for my records, it...
These three just arrived from London ancient coins; all three were purchased for their patinas. Mercifully, all three came in flips. I'm...
The Heraclius S805 issue is one of the most common in the Byzantine series; I ordered many of them when Allen Berman had his 4/20 junkbox deal....
No, it isn't for some email scheme, it's for a reputable European dealer. I've never done one before. What do I do? Will dollars to Euros be a...
When possible I collect by patina. Are my favorite patinas, blue and aqua, found mostly in the Balkans? And what's up with Gordian and...
Question: when shipping coins, is FedEx good about requiring signatures - Europe to the US? Even the Post Office has been horrendous about that...
I've always loved the mainland Italian Byzantine mints but after Justinian they become increasingly scarce and expensive. I became very attracted...
Riffing off a recent thread of mine, let's show people that it is possible to acquire attractive examples of coins purchased at $300 or below....
I had started a recent debate about whether decrepit rarities are better or beautiful common/affordable coins. I was all ready to post about my...
I have my share of attractive coins, but I've always had a weakness for rarities/expensive types in decrepit shape (one can always find a nicer...
Surprisingly I've never had a Claudius II until a present of a few years ago. Ditto, Quintillus. Coins of 268-70 never really appealed to me, and...
The history of Byzantium podcast got me back on a Byzantine collecting kick. I've always wanted a nice example of this issue, and I finally found...
I picked up a fairly attractive (for type) Leo III 40 nummi. It was from a British dealer, the first time I had ordered from them. Both coins...
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