So, I have bought most of the easier to get Sogdian coins, (none are "easy"), and have bought a lot of Kushan, and there just doesn't seem to be...
But spending a couple of cents more and putting a coin in a flip is easier. Better dealers I buy from do this, but some continue to put them in...
Spend time with your coins. It sounds trite, but read about them, weigh them, get to know what the planchet should look like, depth of strike,...
Eh, HD tried to snipe but was outsniped. It happens to me a TON, but other times you are pleasantly surprised by a cheap auction. I just won a...
Just read the internet blogs of people who either want you to buy from them or sell you a subscription. They will show you with some graphs how...
Lol, half of them at least. My main problem with being a dealer would be I would have to SELL coins. :( I like the buying part, but hate the...
Actually, hippos are a little easier to get on ancients. Many a dealer, when knowing I was looking for ancient rhinos, have tried to sell me a...
Ok, I am just saying expect to have a 10% economic contraction or more for the foreseeable future. To say a business must generate its own working...
All silver is pretty. :) I know what you mean though, Lucy, and am in the same position. If you buy a coin for the love of collecting, then you...
Yeah, I hate the gd staples. I just scratched a coin a week ago taking it out. I still don't know why people use these stupid things. :(
I collect any ancient coins I can find with rhinos, (trust me its very few), and collect some world coins with rhinos.
Very true. This is exactly what I have posted about in PM forums that not only do you have the profit margin of dealers to overcome, and the...
You know, I would hate to own a unique coin. To me, it would be like buying a new car, just waiting for a second specimen/first dent to happen. :)
On this post I just said a coin was "worth" $1000, I didn't say that came from any sheet or pricelist. Check my prior post where I made that exact...
Most that I know of do. I do know a couple who have an encyclopedic mind and simply remember each coin and their pay price. However, this is more...
Well my take on it would be: 1. Without seeing the coin, there is no way we can intelligently speak to whether it was worth more than a...
It appears to be a standard web interface. I copy/paste the auction number and snipe. I have no idea why I started using it, but just reporting...
I use snip.pl. I don't know if its better than any others, but its cheap and it has never has failed me in about 7 years now.
I simply write in in print hand. Allows me to more quickly write them up, and add things like weight and other facts later. I also love getting a...
I was arguing about their importance as well sir. I am simply stating that I have never seen nor heard of a true coin coming from any part of...
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