No offense, but why no lovin' for the Ancients? :grandpa: Seriously, when one considers the body of work-some of it unique and groundbreaking-...
Go to the ANA summer seminar on grading. Everyone who went to the grading classes thought they were very helpful. g.
Let me add my thanks to Clinker and Gao for their excellent posts. The problem with books written on Ancient coins is that they tend to be...
Sometimes, when one purchases a membership to one of the slabbing companies, one gets "free" submissions. People will use their "free" submissions...
Another example: http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=419&Lot_No=51871 Still another and better example (and graded NGC MS63!):...
My bad. The term is haymarking. I got this from a British site: Taken from this site: http://www.davidseamancoins.co.uk/info.php I'm...
Thanks for the reply. I've read that in modern coin terminology, haymarks are hairlines. I could have sworn that recently an expert in British...
What's the story? Did they just put the coins in hay after minting? Were the coins still warm creating the haymarks? Also, how do haymarks...
Well put. I mean slabbed. As a non-coin collector, I can care less about the "grade" on a slab. For me, it's historical significance and eye...
Weryon: I presume your avatar is the reverse of a Spintria. I like it. g.
I agree with all the posts. However, for the few Ancient coins worth grading, I have to agree with David Vagi's system at NGC-Ancients. His...
Don't worry about the coins' safety now. They will be carelessly hidden in some museum closet, soon to be forgotten and never to see the light of...
He sat in several of my classes (Ancients). In fact, he lectured about Ancient incused Sicilian coins from Magna Grecia. He is a very learned...
Hobo: Thanks for the kind wishes (and reading my post). g.
Detecting counterfeits is harder than many people think. I enjoyed this article. (Be sure to click on the answer page):...
I just got back from the ANA summer seminar I session. It was amazing on so many levels. The number of friendly and knowledgeable people there...
A beautiful, beautiful set. I had problems with this quote, however: Weren't there always 20 shillings to a pound and 21 to a guinea? g....
I want to thank Hobo and 2centRick for all the great advice and I want to thank all the others for their good wishes. I'll try to write at least a...
Well, this is my first ANA seminar. If you see me, please say "hi." I'll be attending the Ancient-CSI course: CSI Ancient Coins:...
David Vagi of NGC-Ancients wrote a nice series of articles about Ancient Greek coins, including the Athenian Owl. They can be accessed thru...
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