But in this instance, what could they do? Sure, they heard of people counseling and advertising to people that this is "legal", but I believe the...
I agree. The IRS warned of this at the time, but no one asked for a private letter ruling so they could not really promulgate official rules. They...
I guess some hucksters used to promote that you can buy gold and silver with IRA funds and keep them at home. Just read a tax court had...
I have heard of no arrow halves struck on the higher weight standard. I have never heard of one with rays however. What is the weight? Is it the...
I would note "Iranian" would mean in this context ethnically. Persians were a much larger ethnic group than just those who happened to live in the...
We had a snap here once where the nightly temp was never above zero for 6 weeks, and for over ten days it never hit zero at all. It got down to...
One of the few times my geography is better than yours Doug. If you lived closer to ME there are 27 in stock in my town. :)
Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing, looks like a $35 coin. That is only accounting for current inflation of the market. I have no idea,...
Yeah, I worry about that too. I worry if some friend of my sons saw them, let others know, etc. I keep some ancients around the house for a while...
Looks like Khusro II, its late Sasanian. The Sasanids ruled Persia from about 230 to 650 or so. They were the great enemy of Rome during this...
Makes sense the oldest was Nero. He reformed silver coinage down to purity levels used for the 2nd century, so anything older was known to contain...
Yes looks very unofficial both obverse and reverse.
You would have to keep records, claim that you are "in the business" of buying and selling them, to do so. The IRS HATES hobby losses. They do...
I agree. In ancients, if you have knowledge of the market, one can almost always "make money" by buying into hoards. I use the word "making money"...
Like others said, DO NOT. The reason is the buy sell spread will eat you alive. Best case for most people, sell at auction. You pay 20% of the...
I am fond of some as well sir. I find there is some tremendous art being done the last 50 years. I simply seriously disagree with what the experts...
Same here. I have seen a few in person. Not even decent quality workmanship, let alone art. The Fine Art market is always a weird popularity...
I have always had good luck buying here. I had no issues selling, I am just loathe to say "good luck" since I never WANTED to sell. Never bring...
Besides clipping, shaving was popular. Take a bunch of new coins, scrape the edges against a sharp knife, and you get a little pile of unearned...
Yeah, I agree. You can feel the years of military campaigns on his face. The celator who created these dies were the best I have seen. Melqart on...
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