Collect, the one thing I would say about your coin is its from the time of Prince Siddhartha Gatama, (Buddha), then it would be mid 5th century,...
IDK. Its not my cup of tea, but I am not going to throw stones. If I did, that stone would be a much larger one than just at this PARTICULAR slab....
Square is interesting in coins. Most do not know that one of the three main inventors of coinage, (Greece, China, and India all independently...
Everything in life could use more cowbell. :)
Depends on the coin. I have always told myself if I found an Antony and Cleo tet I liked for $5k I would buy it. I have also eyed 2k greek gold...
Unfortunately there are quite a few sellers who believe using a brown marker is preferable to actually treating the BD. I have had coins come to...
Spectacular specimen of course. Any coliseum sestertius is one of those special, nearly unobtainable coins every ancient collector dreams of,...
Lol, all of us with hundreds, (or thousands), of coins wish the same at times. :)
I have to disagree Doug. Many experienced collectors advise to put BD coins in distilled water. The trick is what do you do with it once you...
Good post JAF. Looking back further, if you take a reasonable inflation number and adjust the price of silver from 1920 or 1950 to today, and...
I always hate the Armegeddon talk. Its so outrageous as to overshadow a good reason to invest in PM, and the one I subscribe to. There is a...
If you are good enough to catch investments at their bottom, more power too you. I have never had perfect timing like that, so when investments I...
Yeah, but to ancient collectors this doesn't ring that strong. When I own coins of Marc Antony, Cleopatra VII, Alexander the Great, etc, having...
"Shipwreck" coins always bring a premium due to people dreaming of Johnny Depp as a pirate, etc. Its probably one of the most overused marketing...
I would follow Doug's advise. Its possible its BD, its possible its not. A coin will not be harmed using Verdicare. One other thing I would add...
Don't feel that way. There are some here who DO know about Visigoths and Ostrogoths, as well as Merovinginians, etc. I find it a fantastic area. I...
Personally to me it appears the eagle reverse on these issues are a touch more available than the wolf and twins reverses. However, both are very,...
If I were a modern world collector in the US, the first thing I would do would be to get a copy of world coins news. Many of the US based foreign...
I find quite a few Vespasian's with bulls. Its funny, since his kid Domitian was the only emperor to ever make a rhino coin struck in Rome. Seems...
Goes back to the whole debate pf how important is mintage. Its always illusory, and effectively meaningless. If only five survive, (which I have...
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