Yeah, I dislike the ding more than a touch of rub. Without the ding it might have gotten a 62 grade nowadays. Strict grading would be AU, but that...
I like that it appears they are trying to step up their game against fake slabs by making copies harder to make. However, before we pat them on...
On the TCACC site, we have a selection of presentations club members have given. Near the bottom is an article I wrote about all Byzantine...
Not detached, just basis change. Basis always goes up when prices decrease until supply forces it back down. Negative basis happens when you sell...
You should hook yourself up with a nice A2 Steve. I believe you would like them. Same design as the A3 basically, but much larger. One of mine is...
Here is one I happen to have handy. Its (now), one of my silver Christopher's. Constantine VII, silver milaresion. It took me almost a decade to...
PM is easy. Every year write down somewhere that PM will "explode" in the coming twelve months. Repeat "prediction" until it actually comes true...
But even that link has their costs over $800, and they brag how they are greatly superior mines than most others. So is it out of line to assume...
I am very aware how Copper mines are large primary sources of both silver and gold, and how lead-tin mines are large suppliers of silver. I...
Straight off the press the luster should be all around the coin. After age, toning and surface contaminants can affect the luster. Not having that...
I agree. I do not buy from them, (well I did once when they had a good deal on some Lanna coins), but that does not mean I begrudge them their...
Have you been to a mine site and seen how many millions of pounds of dirt is moved to process one ounce of gold? Its not like the 49er's days...
I wonder if Mary Ellen Withrow knows about this quote?
Usually, for small investors, this is true of most investments. Most small investors always chase return, and wish to buy what is hot and sell...
Littleton is simply in a different marketplace than most of us are. I think with the advent of HSN and the like its more clear. Littleton has HUGE...
Its pretty sad my wife even has her Thai friends cook Thai food for them, she is THAT good of a Thai cook, and I don't like Thai food. :(
Yeah, that is true. I forgot all about those coins variously attributed to Kidarites, Hepthalites, "unknown hun", and various Indian dynasties...
Well, it cannot be Thailand since I know those by heart. It would not be Vietnam since all of those were Chinese cash derivatives until the 20th...
Interesting reverse. I think posting the obverse will help the Lincoln cent specialists help you more sir.
Well I said Northern Europe or South Asia since I am pretty familiar with most types of pre-Islamic coins in Sogdia and Persia. It wouldn't be...
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