Ya, I'm off to a fast start. In pretty short order I put together enough coins so that I can look at it and think, "Ya, that's an official...
I need the Vespasian (that is a really nice one) for my collection, and the Owl is on my "List of coins to get someday". But, I have to say, my...
If he is spending identical money on each of 4 grandsons, then I'm assuming that he wants to ensure that they receive identical gifts....
I've never posted a top ten, and wasn't really planning to do so. But, I've enjoyed going through all of the other member's lists that have been...
If we want to get philosophical about it, then we are stuck at, "I think, therefore I am", but that's not what I'm doing here. I'm drawing a...
Agreed, but the important word in all of that is "think". I'd say that it is more likely than not that Jesus, defined by some loose criteria,...
I don't doubt the authenticity of Tacitus' account, as compared to those of Josephus for instance. But, I don't really see it as proof of...
That is tragic news indeed, so sorry to hear that you and your family are having to deal with one of life's painful, random curve balls. Just so...
Not saying that there isn't something to these observations. However, we also have to keep in mind that these interpretations and rules of thumb...
It's interesting to see how the Christian perspective of Jesus' appearance changed over time. But there's no point in speculating about the actual...
I started cataloguing coin sales when I began collecting ancients back in 2018-19. I picked up a handful of coins then, but had some bad...
The subject of this thread is tangentially related to questions that I proposed recently in a thread called "Who were Emperors and who are Not"....
In a perfect world, courts and juries would not make subjective judgement calls, but of course they do, this unfortunately can't be avoided. And,...
I fully agree with your sentiment. People that behave in these ways lack principles, are scummy, are a detriment to society, etc, etc. But, we...
I'm not exactly sure what you are saying. Are you talking about purchasing coins counterfeited by a terrorist organization through an auction...
"Gonif": haven't heard that one before. That'll be my new vocabulary word of the day! :pompous: There assuredly is some truth to your, "slippery...
There's the law, then there are ethics, morality, and rationality. Unfortunately, laws cannot be written that objectively account for every nuance...
I'm not saying that the guy is an innocent angel. But, I will say that illegally buying items that were pulled out of the dirt last week is not...
“For decades, Michael Steinhardt displayed a rapacious appetite for plundered artefacts without concern for the legality of his actions, the...
Not sure about Ontario. But if I attended a coin show with that description in the US, I'd expect to be the most knowledgeable person in the room...
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