I agree. I don't collect the minor variations much either, but there IS so much going on like off metal casts, (of course you are right Bill, I...
Nice Ban Liangs. Those appear to be the later, smaller issues. Is that correct? I have a wide range of these, ranging from the earlier issues, (up...
After that coin, I would say Indo-greek would be the second most common ancient square coin one would run across. Its definitely an "indian"...
I would say sir you are free to ask the OP in a PM the name if you wish. I would simply object to naming him here on the forum. These forums are...
I thought that it was illegal in certain counties in Georgia as well. You can't go both ways in GA.
Personally I like it that he didn't name the dealer. I find too many dealers are bashed unfairly in public forums like this. I thought the OP...
Lol why man? You were looking for a similar coin and you found him one. Same dang coin, but still you found a similar one! :D
Anyone else think Silvertard=Jack Handy?
I don't understand. Simply because a market may not be located there does not mean buyers from those markets do not participate in these worldwide...
Bottom line guys is its NOT your butt on the line. Even if a person is technically correct on a point, they can get sued into bankruptcy on a dime...
Tough choice, since the history of every example is documented save for one of them its a little blurry from the 60's to the 2000's. To avoid...
Sorry I am late to the thread. Interesting read. Personally, I totally agree that no one can ever buy a coin and wish to return it since it...
Great post. I hope they are successful, and Pt crashes in price. It may be my favorite metal, so I am hoping for a huge price correction so I can...
I am with Doug. Except in high volume items, the problem with Ebay prices are they are not reproducible. An item may go for $80 one day, and the...
I agree with Bill. I too have always been attracted to the semi "celticness" of the Spanish mints, and have considered collecting them. Very...
True. I simply view it as the "Indianization" of the culture. After a few centuries the culture and history of why things were done a certain way...
But you can buy those today, at least coins we have proven that were made for Jewish temple money in Jerusalem the year Judas was paid. I would...
But I thought the government stockpiles were used to either back up currency or only to be used in case of wartime. That is what most official...
I never said they got it right sir, just what they shoot for. ;)
Dang Doug, causing trouble with actual word for word citations and stuff. :(
Separate names with a comma.