...and buy how most collectors buy. :) Myself included. I buy what I love, not what I have cognitively determined will have the best ROI.
But are fairly accurate as to what is junk and what has some numismatic premium. Anything the red book says is worth less than 20% over junk is...
Are YOU assuming people keep piles of cash laying around the house? How many ounces of gold could you buy from cash on you? I might be able to...
Op, what I always did was if I was looking at a coin series, calculate, (from the back of the book, coinflation, math, IDC how), today's melt...
Just playing a PM advocate, isn't it kinda hard for there to be a run on gold in southern Cyprus if the banks are still closed?
Yup. Every dealer specializes and provides a level of customer support. Want the cheapest? May not come with any return privileges. This is...
Used to be. :( I am getting better. Most of the ancients are in a box of some sort, (well except the uncleaned coins, they are in a huge pile). My...
That is a steal for those two if they are in nice condition. Let me know if you don't buy them and I will out of general principle. I sold an...
My ancients are lucky if they find a box with the same culture as they. :) Jars are REALLY not a bad solution if you know they aren't going to...
Here is an ABEBooks link to Volume 5: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1317327764&searchurl=bsi%3D30%26kn%3Ddumbarton%2Bcoins...
No, the 5 volume Catalog of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks collection. Its the definitive reference to all Byzantine coins, save for some...
Maybe the pointers. Not kidding, I know a dealer who uses a dried rose thorn.
Sear is the MOST wanted Byzantine book. Its essentially complete. The one from the world of numismatics series is cool though, and nice reading....
Its one heck of a basis of an ancient library though. In fact, get a copy of the 1987 Byzantine book and you are really covered for most common...
I went through the website, and any link to order is broken. Are you sure this is not just a listing of their issue price? If anyone does see who...
I was actually lucky to buy a large lot of Byzantines once at G&M that contained quite a few of these, (20 or so). The hoard must have been...
Nice pickup from Theupolis. For those who don't know, they renamed Antioch Theupolis, (City of God), after the rebuilt it after devastating...
While those kinds of books are horrible for using long term, they are GOLDMINES for someone who wishes to learn from a knowledgable dealer. As...
I would echo Doug's post. I buy coin books, frequently at auction. Its always great when a dealer's books come up at sale since there are some...
While I agree 99.9% today on Ebay are bad, that never used to be true, and still can be not true. I literally have bought the coins from the...
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