My gift is on its way! It took some searching and thinking to select. Hope I picked the right one. :-) John
Its a bronze cir-cam. John
Wow, beautiful patina, I can see why you had to have it. It is a striking type (no pun intended). John
A very accomplished guy for 21! And well traveled. John
Great score on that "Silence of the Goats" reverse! John
Wow, what a great subcollection to assemble! Great patience. John
Mmmmm, peanut brittle oil lamps are awesome! :-) I have dreamed about finding ancient coins either one or two or a whole hoard many times....
Sorry to see that! How did it happen? Curious about how much force or impact it took. John
So what happened to all the silver paid to the vikings? Is it still buried somewhere in England or the viking homelands? Did it get restruck as...
It is easy to fake good feedback by having multiple shill accounts that bid up and "win" items that no real person bid on.
Nice portrait of Zeus! I like the two eagle varieties. John
That is a cool coin. It is always nice to have a specific historical event referenced. John
Amazing coin! One of the best Trajans. Good job! John
They are such an iconic ancient coin from the most well known ancient Greek city that most (but not all) ancient collectors end up wanting one....
Will soaking with acetone at least stop the damage from getting worse?
I had a lot of fun with CoinTalk Saturnalia so I am in again! I spent most of this year buying a new house and moving. I finally sold my old house...
Welcome to CoinTalk! Ancients are awesome and there are many affordable coins from all parts of history. John
When Curtis started this year's contest, I pledged $100 to charity in honor of the winner. @ancientcoinguru used excellent strategy to take down...
What are they doing with all that silver now? Who owns it? John
Interesting series. I wonder if unofficial coins were countermarked by the legitimate government at other times and places? John
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