You need my silver Type I. ;)
Yes OP, very common. Patchy silver is the bane of coins from this era. I have a wonderful XF Probus with the oncoming quadriga reverse I can...
I agree. Both terms are in reality different, but here they appear to mean today's cash market for bullion times the quantity of bullion in the coin.
Yes, of course. Wording or reeds have been placed on coins since the invention of the modern presses. Clipping, (as it was called in ancient...
A better trick for people to do was to get new silver and shave filings off the edges. Not enough to notice really, just like the coin would be in...
Maybe if someone or some company would be willing to sponsor it, it might be worth Peter's time.
I thought that was what slabbers are for!
The thing I could see strengthening the dollar the most would be if the Republican House tax reform passes. Not giving a COGS deduction for...
Most likely, while they were winding down A2 production the same economics that would subsequently make A3's smaller were affecting the empire. So...
The delineation between A2 and A3 is not a clear one. I have seen A3's with scrollwork at times, and I have seen clipped A2's. My guess would be a...
Here is a link to a writeup on Anonymous bronzes I did for my coin club a couple of years back....
Man, impressive collection @Pellinore!
What I was reading was that random passages would note villages speaking Gothic were located in the area during medieval times, including on the...
On the world stage, the Goths first appeared around the northern shores of the Black Sea around the second century AD. From there, their...
I have been thinking about this for a while. I go to shows and see some vendors selling bullets made of silver. They do not appear to be...
While I understand how those who do not trust the government may like that aspect of bitcoins, almost everyone here who does not trust the...
I agree with others. ALL ancient coin collectors have bought fakes. If an ancient collector tells you they have never bought a fake it means s/he...
This is me. I am dedicating my retirement to going through my coins. Right now, I try to get them in a flip, keeping any seller info I get with...
You are assuming anyone wants them. I have SL halves that have 1/40th the mintage of a sVDB yet sell for just a fraction. Demand is what you are...
Um, no, age has zero factor in the price of a coin. I have 2500 year old coins worth $50, and a coin minted 5 years ago can be worth much more....
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