I might look at it around $22-23 and buy a couple hundred ounces. The thing to remember about prices is that every year its expected the...
Assuming the person knows what they are doing, I would simply say its noticable the instant you take it out of the dip. The color is too bright,...
Its just my opinion, but I would argue against buying hole fillers. There has never been a coin that I bought as a "hole filler" that I liked. The...
My response to Smitty about coins as investments, I would have a few comments. One, while those books are fine, I find them written more from a...
Good information Gary and Assur. I could tell from the photo it could not be an official mint issue, due to the shape of the center hole and the...
...or else big bad Doug will GET YOU! :)
I bought the axe at CICF from a well known dealer, and the hoe from a private collection assembled in the 80's. I am very comfortable with the...
That is what I do when I am just trying to get a ballpark in my head for a coin. Since they are only generalities, there is no point trying to...
I own two of the three types shown in that link. The one I don't own are the later, smaller, straight hoe types. They are scarce nowadays, but not...
I will try to check it out. All I have is Quiggins and other "primitive money" references. Here is a link showing the three types I am aware of,...
I went with the XF Details both due to the reverse porosity and the color which to my eyes looked a little too even for a circulated coin. Not my...
Plus, I would add the hoe money that came from Central America. Some was most likely Aztec, others may have been associated tribes. It appears...
Weird. It sure looks all of the world as a Sassanid imitation in a Turkish style. Maybe I just think about them too much. :) Cool coin.
I agree with all of you. :) Yeah, it can be offputting to be the only bidder. However, it can be offputting to win any auction. Think about it,...
Assur, great profile coin. Is it Turkish Central Asian? I don't recognize it as Hepthalite, (unless south Tokaristan) or Sogdian, (unless early...
Commemoratives are not illegal to melt. "Legal tender" only means its legal coinage that can be used to fulfill debts. Not shady at all.
Lurker is just someone who reads but never participates. A troll is someone who is mean or disagreeable simply to start an argument. An example...
Toning looks original to me all day long Matt. Old mint sets were not protected well, and I saw a lot of toning on them. So, be honest. How...
I have found two main ways, from what I have purchased. First is end of roll toning, where the roll end is not tight and the last coin gets toned...
My only wish is that we could simply have a "dislike" button. I would like to go on record as disapproving of a few posts that make fun of, or...
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