Yeah, but you know the next round they will take all of this "constructive criticism" to heart to have a newer, much better "product". I found...
Now there is a business model for you. "Submit your white coins for grading, and after 10 years we will also tone your coin for you as well! You...
I am close. I would be 3,5,4,2,1 in order of preference. If i had to take a guess which would sell for most, thou, i would guess 5. My...
Cool coin. I only own some yueh chi bronze. You got me on this one. :)
So its the shape? Would you view a square coin, or one shaped like a knife or a spade as equally disqualified as being a coin?
Lol i already am the redheaded stepchild here it seems, or the government plant, so might as well push the envelope further.
Yours is a nice coin Steve. If i really wanted one of these, i do not think its a bad price. I thini i like it more than Doug. I am like Doug...
I have to ask though. Isn't your conclusion tainted since as you said, gold and silver were money then. What if carved jade had been the money...
I am just curious, what do you see as the difference between these and early electrum coins?
I understand sir, just trying to put it in perspective. On one hand a few people will have better coins than I do, (ok, more than a few but not...
Never obsession Martin, PASSION. ;) Us ancient guys are passionate, its the poor modern collecting blokes who are obsessed with tiny little...
No sir, its not. :)
There is "always a better collection". There is a member of my ancient coin club who will pass around XF Julius Caesar portrait denari and gold...
Yes of course they should. Its been 155 years since the US dropped its lowest denomination coin. I don't think any other country on earth can...
I simply buy both physical and stocks dealing with PM, and buy stocks of base metal companies. It still leads to my SDB being way too heavy. I...
Sorry, but I have been around WAY too long, seen WAY too many identical situations. Issue comes out, somehow gets some attention, people overpay,...
Also: "worldwide events are causing shortages". Gee, I have never heard such scare tactics used to convince people to buy a metal, oh...
Geez Doug, I was trying to simply assign noble "coin preservation" reasons for dipping a coin in such a situation. ;)
John, here is a link showing the edict setting the max prices by Diocletian. Its a snapshot in time, but still very interesting....
But, one of the key components of coinage is there. They actually have identifiable monetary units of measure with them. THere is full sized, half...
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