It depends. Facing right definitely is more common, but some emperors have facing left as a common type. Unfortunately, ancient coins are such a...
Reverse Type means the scene depicting on the reverse side of the coin. Set of mints would be one coin from each mint in the empire. Bust type...
No such thing really as a folder for ancients, so you make your own "set". Common "sets" of late Roman would be, (off the top of my head): 1....
I would agree with the 63PL grade as well. The reverse is better, but the obverse is what most pay attention to. I will hedge my bets, though,...
Wasn't the 70 Wheat price event in Israel, or am I wrong? I thought Josephus was writing what was happening in Israel as a result of the...
Go to a large asian market and you see all kinds of similar things. I stopped last year and was actually looking through such a "stash". I found...
If someone wished to simply see how debasement affected pricing, I believe a simplistic study would be to take the metrics of coinage and lay them...
Yeah, I have really started to appreciate old washington's more. IDK if that is because I have been away from them long enough, or my expectations...
Concerning the OP, given the sellers picture taking ability, I cannot tell squat. I don't care much for the TPGer's, (ask anyone), but in the case...
But the break up the monotony. Plus, I like looking at a nice coins struck in high relief, don't you? Put that "boring" wheat cent next to one of...
I thought I had heard of great thread ideas, but this one is just incredible. To honor those of us so smart that our head outgrows our hair is...
Yes, all are tough. Why slab it? Its a nice, honest coin that did its job. Its not one that fakes are an issue with, or a one point grade...
Yep. Copper nickel coins aren't as chemically active as silver, but they will tone. I think yours Tim was just placed in an environment that...
Coinflation is reporting it down $.08, so like a 2.3% drop is all.
Very nice coin Tim. Man, I envy you. I remember the first CBH I ever owned. It was a 1832, probably the most common date in similar condition...
Welcome! I highly second the advice to travel to good shows, especially if you are new. Its amazing to see all of these coins in person. I...
Like most things in life, this is great to a degree. It always boils down to "that you can afford" phrase. Let's think of a millionaire who...
Honestly, for ancients its 100% about knowledge. I have bought coins from almost every conceivable situation, but most times I run across an...
Geoff, the best I would recommend in a $10-20 price range would be late romans. They are very doable in that price range to get very nice looking,...
Sorry to hear it Eric. I know its not gold, but here is the coin I bought last year when my mother passed: [ATTACH] I saw this just a week...
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