First post on the ancients forum in a while. I don't spend as much time over here as I do on the world coins forum the passion you guys have is...
I have decided to restructure my collection. By this I mean focus. Because of this there are a number of coins that just don't fit my new focused...
I don’t consider myself to be a religious person, more “spiritual”. I know kind of hippie sounding but it’s as good a description as any. I grew...
This was an impulse buy from Heritage in 2019. I just now got around to doing some research. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, was a British...
This medal is a little more modern than what I usually collect but the obverse imagery spoke to me. It was created to commemorate the expansion of...
I have a passion for German States coinage. It started with coins that depicted the Wildman and just snowballed from there. The coinage of...
I am a relative newcomer here on CT. I kind of kick myself for now being active on this site sooner. There was an awareness but I just didn't feel...
Here's an unexpected find at this month's local coin show. The picture could be better but it is a pretty good representation of what the coin...
Gaedechens 1600; KM 147 (3 Thaler) Struck ca. 1650 [ATTACH] Obverse: A elegantly dressed bride and groom shake hands; hovering above it in a...
[ATTACH] Saxony (Duchy) Henry the Lion. 1139 / 42-1195. AR Bracteate Diameter: 30mm Weight: 0.80 g Braunshweig mint Obverse: Lion passant...
My most recent submission is on its way back from NGC and I wanted to share the photo files. I am really happy with all but 1 of the photos....
This is a piece that recently crossed my radar. German States Thalers are my primary collecting focus and the imagery on this one really appealed...
I am a part-time dealer at a local coin show in Indianapolis. I consider myself a collector first but that is irrelevant for this thread. The...
I know it is frowned upon to post links, photos, etc from current auctions but was concerned about the legitimacy of these sales. I was perusing...
While I am active on the world coin side I am more of a lurker on the ancient threads. I only have a handful of ancients and most of the ones I...
I recently added another historical medal to my collection. When making additions I have some vague (only make sense to me) requirements. The most...
Going into this year's Heritage Central States auction there weren't very many lots that had caught my attention. I had only flagged 4 lots on my...
So, I picked these up because they were interesting. The problem is, even with the seller's description, I am having trouble pinpointing the...
Davissons Ltd had an auction finish on April 1st. They always have a few items that I am interested in and this auction was no different. I only...
I participated in yesterday's Baldwins of St James Auction 43. I was interested in what they were calling "The Pavilion Collection". It was a...
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