Glad to know I'm not the only one who is still waiting for the G&M purchases... It so far isn't as bad as NGSA last year which took two months to...
That is a very interesting, tiny coin. I also had not seen the type before but quite like its simplicity! Does anyone know if there are other...
"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the...
Indeed, that was one of my comparison examples when determining how much to pay. The detail is stunning on that coin - the flan crack bothers me...
Over the course of the last few years, I've sold the majority of my US coins in favor of ancients. I somewhat unexpectedly did rather well in the...
I've actually paid over 100K for a coin a few times: [IMG] [IMG] and... one which I've been waiting to post for a while now... (which admittedly...
The Caracalla just closed for 4250EUR, so over $6K with the BP/exchange rate - no regrets here for not getting it. I think perhaps enough people...
Indeed - this is the exact coin I was speaking about as well. I thought it would be a good time to get an Otho... apparently not! It's at 3500EUR...
I didn't bother bidding on the one lot I was interested in at Pecunem as it has already been bid to the moon and back. The USD is at a pretty...
People love their beans.
The JDL collection coming up at NAC has a very interesting Celtic distater. It's unique and estimated at 45K CHF, but will probably end up going...
Great set, IdesOfMarch01!
I think it adds something :D [IMG]
Thanks! To your point of dynamic images: I've seen some auction houses that provide 360º views of their coins. Time consuming to create, but that...
The best light I've found is an "Ottlite Full Spectrum Lighting". It mimics daylight quite well, although daylight is my preferred method if...
Here's my Domitian, from the Huntington collection, with a very rare reverse type of a bust of Minerva rather than the full statue as usual. I...
No offense taken - my main concern was your "dislike" of the Gordian sestertius as I read that you were expecting an upgrade to yours and now you...
Nice coin - I wanted to do a "century set" a while ago but couldn't find something different enough that I really liked from the 900s, but this...
Obviously knowledge is everything - if you're only going to see a coin once in a decade, then buy it, but for the vast majority of coins and the...
I'm always surprised at how people misinterpret the suggestion to buy coins which are of good quality for the grade and type as being mutually...
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