I agree with some excellent advice given here OP. The problem with graduating from Ebay is marketing. Ebay is successful because its, well, Ebay....
Not tin, its actually silver. From what I have read, we have a decent understanding of how they did it. Make a copper planchet with say 5%...
Really cool control mark. No offense, as I am brutally honest. To me its a aVF coin. The softness of strike on the obverse lowering the grade....
Um, I have used a band saw. If you have one set up in the garage, its a quick way to cut through a slab. Go slow, though, or else you can melt the...
Not sure about your topic OP, but on a related topic the best way to get a slab off a poor old coin is a pair of pliers and a screwdriver. Or, if...
I don't see anything out of line. When you said you thought it look machine drilled, I was expecting straight shafts. Indents like this on both...
I love @jeffb 's answer, but I do as well. I have coins that are historically important, like a Sogdian Alexander imitation from Kesh. A friend of...
My generic answer would be a nice coin tons of collectors would want. What I mean by that would be a VF Chain cent with no problems, AU 1815 half,...
"Liking" the coin is a whole other thing sir. I never said I liked it or wished to own it. I just commented on the applicability of it being slabbed.
"No matter, Berke has reached a status akin to a numismatic super hero.". I sure hope this is not right. Someone representing thieves trying to...
Not clear cut cleaning, most likely, but not for sure. However, remember it has always been OVERCLEANING, not cleaning, that should body bag a...
But what of 500 years of history of how ancient collectors have graded their coins? I have seen 100+ year old ancient coin catalogs and I agree...
My friend got a regular Ike, (most likely AU), and had one worn down in 3-4 years. Maybe he just rubbed on it more than normal. I have no idea. I...
What is a bigger shocker is the grade NGC put on this coin. MS? One, we do not have a MS grade in ancients. Secondly, that coin at BEST is VF to...
I agree there indeed is a market for low end coins. A friend of mine was ahead of his time I guess. He could have made some serious money. He...
Coin clubs are what you make of them. Usually they are on the backs of a few who care. Why not trying to care? Put together a presentation for the...
I would echo the other. The tremisses you posted IMHO is not worth nearly what the dealer is asking for it. I picked up one a few years ago for...
I am been accused of many things, but NOT having a Large bag of ancient coins, (or any coins for that matter), is not one of them. :D
Well that window is closed. What happened was I "accidentally" bought about 500 LRBs. My wife was in the car so she asked if I was going to sell...
Yeah, sorry JWT. My infamous "wife hoard" who remembered I promised to sell off the "excess". Dang wife. :(
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