I'd agree that our current perspectives on Commodus are probably skewed toward the negative and overly dramatized. However, the popularity of a...
I read through your post multiple times, but couldn't seem to figure out exactly where this item was listed. (There's references to multiple...
Theodosius I deserves some blame on this front as well, Honorius and Arcadius were both worthless as leaders. Honorius was only 11 at the time, so...
What a coincidence, I just learned about this coin for the first time last night when reading up on early Republic coinage, and then you post this...
After reading through this thread, I actually had to look it up myself. I was under the assumption that the word was specific to creating...
Back in the old days, there would have been.......... other ways! :jimlad:
It doesn't make sense to me that we could be dealing with a somewhat extreme inflation problem within the US while the dollar simultaneously...
Lotta great coins in that one to be sure. I've still never bid in an auction that wasn't USD-based though. Currency conversions and international...
If we are defining "progress" based on the natural evolution of language, then of course you are correct. I'm talking about progress in the...
I look at these maps and it seems silly to me that people trying to live and work together would speak so many different languages. Then it occurs...
Downside is, if the public has no motivation to search for stuff, then it'll probably never be found at all :(
Words like this obviously have general meaning in ancient coins, like Gordian III is "Common" while Gordian II is "Rare". These things also apply...
Been working on a graded US $1 type collection for a while, but I tend to get distracted with other collections. About once a year I get the urge...
Thanks a lot, and ya, it was a lot of work. It's been right at a year since I started and I'd estimate that I've spent something like 250-300...
Feel free to use mine, or modify it to suit your needs. If you make some improvements then feel free to share, it'd be cool to generate useful...
Reminds me of those stories where people save up pennies for 50 years and simply cash them in, like the guy that dumped over $10K worth of cents...
A man after my own heart! Coincidentally, I've been working on a guide book to my collection that lays out the interesting aspects of history for...
Hello, I posted about this project back when I was getting started, so I won't reiterate all of the background information. Here is a link to the...
The ancient Chinese should also be considered. They initially used shells, then bronzed shells (coins), then knife and spade money. I'm no expert...
I collect a particular range of ancient roman coinage, so my cutoff date is 400 AD. Haven't found any in pocket change yet, but I'll keep...
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