Yeah. It is sad, but I never risk buying a cheaper item on HA unless I know I am buying many things in that auction. Their S&H is very high for an...
But, he has ASEs for sale that are silver plated and do not have the word copy as required by the 1978 Hobby Protection Act. Also, isn't selling...
Ebay number 114060628944, (sorry doing this from phone so no link). Openly selling 5 gold plated "Perth mint gold bullion bars". Bragging how they...
Lol, um yeah. :) Like I said, I go into and out of them. I stay in Sassanid issues more for some reason.
@Parthicus, whatever happened to Dr Assar and Sellwood's collaboration to update Sellwood's standard? Did you ever hear how far they got with it,...
The Persians controlled the upper Silk Road. Therefore, they had zero incentive to debase their silver coins since their revenue stream from tolls...
I have been told by a very respected Persian dealer that he believes every "gold Parthian coin" in existence is a forgery. So, not a lot of...
I have been thinking for a few years of getting a nice 12 place sterling set. I have no idea why, just that I have always wanted one. Would I...
First, I would never entertain any offer from tv. To put the coins there, they have to mark them up DRAMATICALLY. You will ALWAYS get better...
Parthians are a weird series, either you like them or despise them. I go hot and cold at times, having to be "in the mood" for them. I still have...
First of all, welcome. For art lovers in coin collecting, there are a lot of different areas to look at. You mentioned many, @cpm9ball mentioned...
Um, shorts have nothing to do with anything. All of them are covered in the end or metal delivered per Comex rules, so I can make 100 times more...
Interesting. That would explain why the most common anonymous overstrikes are the late issues, J and K.
I wonder if they lost their copper mines to the Turks after Manzikert.
You might be, but most investment decisions are discussing the next dollar. I was just making the point that past performance may not be the best...
Thanks. I need to get myself up to speed one day, as I am wanting an example or two for my "Franklin set" along with the currency I have.
I don't have it handy, but start in 1970 and see what the comparisons are. We have lived in the largest stock market return in history. We have...
I always liked this coin. It depicts a Katanga cross, a pretty famous "primitive money" piece.
If it helps, I remember seeing lots of items like this in the runup to the Bicentennial. They had reproduction and fantasy coin sets for tourists...
I simply see tons of trolling nowadays on Ebay. I think its too cheap for them to post something at outrageous prices hoping for a sucker. I have...
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