Lol, I would have lunch with you Doug, (I would even spring for it), if we were ever in the same geography. I don't think lack of Latin will...
I would say more $10 but I am cheap. Its one of the more common Byzantines you will find, and smallish. If it were well centered and maybe VF...
My suggestion? Put the safe in a closet and make sure you locate the floor joices and screw from the bottom into the floor. Safes like this look...
Considering we are not one of the largest silver miners, and haven't been for a long time due to our environmental regulations and mass protests...
IDK Doug. While maybe not in Kenya, don't forget the Romans used to carry out trade and load ships from the Red Sea and transport overland to the...
Really? You have a better place to buy ancient chinese coins than from China? Yes, there are many dealers of fakes, but also some dealers of real...
Of course the do. All collectors think their coins are wonderful, but honestly most coins brought in to dealers are run of the mill, I have 30 in...
But what if it was the second dip that had to be done to remove this AT? Then, in the future, if the coin needed a dip to preserve it, it probably...
Its simple logic Paul. I have dipped brand new coins, (correctly done), to see how many times its noticable. I usually find I can dip it a couple...
But we will never know because of coin doctors nowadays. Truth is I agree with Doug it could be natural, (maybe 1% chance, you should see the...
All I can say is I wish there were more dealers like you Matt. There are many, don't get me wrong, but unfortunately not all are.
I agree completely. There are two different scenarios that can play out, and different morality. One, you are buying from a dealer. S/he is a...
Me as well. Sorry. It appears a casting line is on the edge, filed down but still there.
I thought Ripley's had the little sprue on it to input into the shaft? That is what I typically look for, as I read this was an advancement over...
Looks Roman. There is no way of knowing, though, best that can be said is it appears to be the type used in Europe in that era. Heck, could have...
I would rate "The coin" in EAC circles, the SP66 Chain Ameri cent, as being even more important. The hard thing about all of these things is they...
Historically the Brasher doubloons were the most desirable US coin. Then around 1860 the 1804 silver dollar gained notoriety and it became the...
ALMOST always you only need the current editions of any such book like this. There are times where reprints are worst quality, or where a...
Brighter light. What we are seeing is an example of a Carthaginian silver coin, (shekel, etc), but with dark toning. The dark toning bothers...
Because I am just ornery, but its true. I have said before his IS a very nice example of that type of error. Not saying anything about its...
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