There were a few rare proof coins issued in sets with no S. I would check with the Redbook of cherrypickers guide if you are ever curious....
Wet that coin down, I nearly guarantee I could tell what type it was, and potential for cleaning. If I can do it, you can be guaranteed the...
Yes, just soak them longer and hope for the best. Like AN said, the people handling these are professionals, and can "see" under the dirt if a...
Yeah. Characene was the flat marshlands. Elam is an ancient kingdom, in the near highlands of Iran off the Tigris Euphrates valley. Its about...
That is a nice one. My favorite reverse type on these coins.
I have the coins, both books, but not so much the time Doug. I will try to pull out the volumes tonight to see if I agree. My general...
Doug told me mine is one of the few left that have never seen a slab. Makes me sad if true.
Which simply begs the question of WHY to pay so much money for one tiny grade point? If a 62 is $100, a 63 is $120, and a 64 is $650, who on earth...
True. Part of the problem is there is just so many bloody cultures in that part of the world, there have so many new discoveries, so many...
It must be something in the water in that part of PA........ ;)
Aw, you should warn a guy. I saw the auction as well, but let it go since I thought a buddy was going to bid. :(
Just curious, how did you clean it? I try to clean the areas in the low points, it appears you massively scraped off all of the high points,...
Could be $100,000 IN sets, making it 667 sets approx. That would be more understandable. Decisions, decisions. I am having a kid this year, so...
Personally, I believe you have to, (absent other information), start with the premise coins shrink over time. It happens so bloody regularly as to...
But that is one million sets in collector hands mainly. A dealer, if he wanted to run a promotion, might be able to scrounge up a few hundred...
I am the same. Others have read this 100 times, but how I taught myself how to grade, and recommend for new collectors, is to simply go to...
But we can grade. You know what you are doing. I will admit I wish I only bought graded coins when I was an idiot, (some say I still am). It would...
I agree. If one investor is going to buy up 100k units, in a unlimited mintage situation, this set will never be worth anything. If this is true,...
Taxila is a very, very difficult location to place coins. In the 2nd to 7th centuries it was one of the major crossroads of the world. It seems...
If collecting older us coins and spending more than a few bucks a piece? I guess yoh have to nowadays. Its sad but it is what it is.
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