I agree. The quarter eagle is simply a TERRIBLE choice to buy simply for bullion. It has the highest average premium over melt of any pre-34 gold...
Btw, Gordian I and II only issued coins in North Africa, and they are horrifically rare. So unless you have an exact match for one of these...
Sorry I volunteered you JA, you are just more familiar with them than anyone else I know on here due to their geographical and historical...
The denticles, which are usually a high point in a design so therefor will usually overstrike any flan issues, all have the striation marks...
Nice buy. There are rare and interesting coins on Ebay still, it's just getting more and more crowded out by other stuff. Btw, I do appreciate,...
Good question. There are some here who know this market, it will be interesting to hear. From my cheap impression, I would think he has a better...
I hope your brother is recovering well Paul. As for the coin, well there are reasons why coin survivorship is lower than mintage, right? Its a...
I think I read Espana on the bottom reverse, so my guess would be a medal for Spain, if not struck there.
Yes, sogdcoins is a decent site, as is zeno.ru. Sogdcoins appears to basically have the Shagalov book on Chach coins online.
They look Seleukid. Hopefully JA will comment.
For Sogdian coins, pay most attention to the tamghas. The tamghas were the real indication of who was in charge, and was the one thing everyone...
Oh, ok man. I was thinking it was further down. I guess I am showing my Indian geographical ignorance again. I just wish I could get "into" Indian...
Exceptional coin Vic, I am not sure the coin itself is not worth the premium, regardless of provenance!
Based upon how the strike interacts with the cuts, I would say PMD as well sir. Also, it looks to have been cleaned extensively. Unless it is your...
Weird. Yes, the Skythians controlled Chach before the arrival of the Yueh Chi, (later Kushans), but a mint in India would be about 1500 miles away...
Sorry I didn't notice this thread earlier. Chach is usually lumped in with Sogdia. It was an oasis. It has one of the more diverse pre-islamic...
I miss Johnny. The show was never the same.
I thought you were going to comment on how a Republican in Baltimore is about as rare as a Democrat in Shreveport......... you went the other way...
I agree. I even knew of a couple of dealers who specialized in this, buying up group lots of coins from famous collections just to resell for the...
Not really sure where this rant was going. Are dealers biased in grading their coins? Yeah, some are unethically biased. How do you protect...
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