Honestly, most, (not all), brick and mortar coin shops nowadays make more money buying coins than selling. Btw OP, if you REALLY want some older...
Man, very sad news indeed. Though I never met the man, he is responsible for my interest in Persian coins. I learned a ton from him, and...
Do as I say, not as I do. The rallying cry of hypocrites everywhere.
I have to admit I have never even given these soldiers with standards a second look. Usually when going through piles of LRB these along with...
Nice one Martin. I like the style just as much as the level of details.
I agree. Its one of the downfalls of internet escrowing, which by itself was a good idea, the rise of sham escrow companies. Too bad, since it...
I have the blue version of this album. I bought it on Ebay maybe 6 years ago, about half filled. I just bought it for the coins, but admit it...
Great big ancient bronzes always have a pull, don't they? :)
Colloquilly it is, but still drives me nuts. :(
Do you like it? Then that is all that matters. Most ancient collectors turn their nose up at my sogdian coins, since most do not survive in what...
I can see why Bill. Hopefully he isn't a hardcore hoarder case like me. :)
All of us are entitled to our opinions. Yours is a pretty common one to newer collectors, they go to shows and see all of the "old men" and worry...
Bears are an interesting topic. A good friend Zach Beasley collected them extensively. There are very, very few ancient bear coins. However, in...
Or just do what I do and put them between pieces of thick leather and put them in a vice. Slow pressure will remove most bends without harm.
Yes, a traditional captured soldier with arms behind. Like I said, the hat is reminicent of Parthia, but I do not know if its referencing them or...
Here is a dupondius I picked up Saturday from a dealer who knows nothing about world or ancients. I was thinking it was a Parthian war piece, but...
Morgans have always had a premium over junk. An acceptable Morgan was $6 or $7 when junk silver was selling for 3.2 time face. Any silver dollar,...
Tons of this stuff was made in the mid-70's. As a kid relatives who knew I collected coins would give them to me. I always hated them, since I...
Interesting coin VOC. Looks like an AE4 from the middle fourth century struck from AE3 dies. It happened a lot. I have a similar one struck from...
I am not getting upset. You are the one who said, "show me where all of the young collectors are at". I challenge you to show me when there have...
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