Is the large bronze with the elephant on the obverse like your coin #1, with a caduceus on the reverse Menander? I never can remember. Anyway,...
You have a pile of dirt, you spend some money, and voila, silver. Want more silver? Spend more money. The silver and gold are there for the...
In my position professionally, I use the CME to hedge commodities. Therefor, I simply have some hands on knowledge of similar markets, (something...
:) Within a certain pricing matrix, I assure you ALL PM is "reproducible". There is what, like 5 ounces per person on earth of gold just...
Sometimes you must if you are going to preserve the coin. Having such thick, heavy toning is not the best thing to have in place if there is...
Great link Paul, thanks. Most of these look fine of course. However, I would wager a nickel that if the coin at the top of page 2 were dipped, the...
I am not sure they know the exact mint location for these main coins. Taxila had their own series of bronzes under the Kushans, but they are...
Nice details, especially on the tamgha. For those who don't follow central asian coins, the tamgha was a terribly important symbol. It...
Well, considering I am probably one of those not getting a finger pointed to, I will respond. I love silver, always have, and have bought...
It gets to be a question of balance. If the emissions stay the same or lower, the surface reaction can stop. That is what happens in a lot of our...
Cabinets usually do not have as much moisture around to let it go that far, but it can happen. I have seen some from the SE that were bad, but I...
Heck no. I said I didn't love the article at all, (read post #10). I was simply responding to those attacking the credentials of the person who...
Bill, for silver is matte black that you are looking for. Toning will go to black, but if its glossy then most likely, (but not for sure), you can...
Yeah you can, help yourself. Foreign coin collectors have not really jumped on the toning bandwagon. Yes they are pretty, but not worthy of...
So, a writer who writes nothing but praise for precious metals while ignoring their historical shortcomings you would equally label a "propaganda...
I agree. Nice coin, but I would like to see under a loupe if the open fields had taken any hits from cleaning. Pretty coin either way, and even if...
I understand Doug. I was talking more physical coins rather than date/mm or type. I know all of my US material is in a SDB, has been for more than...
Are you calling me an old fart Tom? :) Yes, its less seasonal than before, but I still tend to find more material in early fall than at other...
Cool history. Mat, do I have a Plautilla coin?
Coin collecting is seasonal, always has been. The typical pattern is material piles up at buyers in the summer because fewer people are buying...
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