Grading has changed over time, mostly in the direction of higher grades for the same coin. A dealer friend cracked out a bunch of 63's slabbed in...
Actually, digging deep they say is much more energy intensive. The article I read, (sorry WSJ so cannot post a link), said they started digging...
Holed is almost always considered a more severe defect than cleaned. It would have to be one horrid clean job to make it worst value wise than a hole.
Just reading a few things lately about platinum and thought I would pass it along. The big news is how South African mines are changing...
Its one of those things where I simply didn't get it. There was a dealer I knew who told me to store a few bags of 1982 and 1983 coins, since...
Personally I prefer Doug's comments over an attaboy. I always prefer honest criticism. If I was wrong, I always want to know. In my job, it's good...
Yeah, I do the same. I have a bad habit of bidding just out of boredom at times. It wouldn't be so bad, but many times I buy a new coin only to...
I agree with both the idea that toning is both damage and in the eye of the beholder. Yes, technically toning IS damage by definition really....
True, as credit cards get rejected I imagine a little would leak back out. Its tough. I understand Rick's frustration, yet no simple solution...
I agree with Pishpash. I do not know why you are saying modern Israeli are "as close as you can get to Biblical coins", when you can get Biblical...
Eh, mint's own fault. They put restricted mintage items on a first come, first served, basis. Like I have said, let everyone always have 24 hours...
Your Shapur II is listed as Shapur I man. ;) Nice set. I have a few to add, but like we said, combined we would have a pretty killer collection. :)
My idea of a set is not one. Sure, I have ideas of coins I would consider related, but that is my idea. The beauty of ancient collecting is there...
I would start over with this one: [ATTACH] It does not look like much, but this is what I used to break into my mom's little plastic bank to...
Great quote, and I am betting its extremely accurate. These "gentlemen" have a habit of predicting catastrophe loudly and often, and then loudly...
Like a lot of people in her generation, she probably wanted some emergency money in case she needed it someday. Having a safe no one knows about...
I would point out that all of these duel busts of Ardashir and Shapur a recent researcher has argued is not Shapur at all, but a local king also...
Oh, I have them, but much was from large lots or in person dealers. I cannot easily steal pics from those sources. :(
:) ANoob, Together we would have a hell of a collection, huh?
Here is a better pic, (I wish I owned this coin): http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=3390 This helps to show what it is supposed to look...
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