I hate negotiating, so I don't even bother searching the BiN or Best Offer listings for anything on Ebay. But I guess it pays off if you like that...
It was a, possibly failed, attempt at a joke. You said: "I asked for the unsold coin..... and then Frank told me" Without reading the previous...
Exactly! It's an old adage, "You can't buy happiness", but it's one that most people don't fully grasp. Happiness isn't really even the right...
A day in the life of pretty much any human that existed throughout history would have a monumental impact on us. Hell, a day in the life of most...
Did Roman babies pop out of the womb with tiny dumbbells in their hands? Even the children were ripped!!! Now I know how they were able to conquer...
You nailed it! I grew up in Evansville, IN, which is directly across the Ohio from Dixie Land. So, my accent may not be as pure due to moderate...
I like to think that I'm a bit of a history buff, but I don't recognize 75% of that stuff. Looks like a good list for a type coin collection...
I only became interested in Roman coins recently, but it's been a long time since I've been this enthusiastic and enthralled with a collecting...
I read this without realizing that it was part of a conversation continuum with previous posts. I was like, "Told you WHAT?! Don't hold out on us...
Ya, ideally, I'm looking for coins from the perspective of "larger is better". So, I want to get a coin of acceptable condition that I can afford...
From a general knowledge perspective, it's good to know of these other denominations that were produced between 250 and 294. But from the sound of...
If the coin was in better condition, and I wanted it to be the representative example for Augustus in my collection, then I'd leave it in the...
I might have to be one of those "leave out a syllable" people. Stuff like "Aurelianianus" is a tongue twister in one word. Like someone...
While we are on the subject of denominations. I've been working on a timeline of changes in coinage for Imperial Rome, so that I know which...
I agree 100%. But, the OP was inquiring about the estimated cost of an ancient type coin collection. People were offering sound input on the...
Nice that you go out of your way to make videos like that, very informative. I've never heard anyone pronounce "patina" like that. Have I been...
Funny, I had no idea who Mary Beard was, but happened upon the "Rome: Empire Without Limit" series on Amazon the other day. I'm a few episodes in...
I read an article about a psychology study that was done a while back. They obtained some emailing lists, and sent emails to all of them with an...
I'm not exactly sure what the OP is asking, and I'm certainly no expert on ancient coins. But when I think of "Type Set", it has nothing to do...
We must think alike. As soon as I saw the list, I pasted it into excel and subtracted the sale price from the highest bid. If the value of things...
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