Hey, gosh dang, I actually got one right. :)
One peculiar thing about this coin is it was struck with the initials VDB on the reverse. This increases its value at least 10 fold. This is the...
Looks like the head of Libya on the reverse. Are you sure this coin wasn't struck in Kyrenaika?
The blue does look wierd. I would be nervous if it were a 1919d or 1921 or something, but its a 17 P. It can't be much more than bullion, right?...
Very true. Lots of people have tried, many successfully. Its been like trying to catch a falling knife, though, with mintages plummeting...
I agree, and collect my ancients the same way. This is the way I look at collecting. My only "disagreement" with this hypothesis is the fact...
I don't find it that bad Mat. I wouldn't beat yourself up. Think of it this way, due to Octavian's policies, Rome blossomed and entered into a...
Its a very cool coin Mat. Octavian is to me the last RR, and as such are much cooler than Augustus coins. I don't have one yet, but one of...
Its a fair position to have sir. I may have lost money by getting unlucky on the RP's grading. I am simply confused why you believe the S mints...
Not really an accident, but I was cleaning a group of ancients once and there was a silvered coin in the lot. I thought about pulling it out, but...
No they wouldn't. Trying to use the face value of a gold coin for capital gain calculation has been found repeatedly and consistently to be a tax...
I find the best deals on EBay. I buy better quality lots at times.
My little diamond in the rough I liked to buy was the 27s quarter. Look into it, its a very scarce coin of a short series.
Fair enough sir. I bought 5 sets of the ASE's but still am sure I am short overall. If you count me buying a couple thousand ounces of silver at...
Btw Doug Smith of CT has a lot of information on coin photography for those who don't know that: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/
Excellent posts. To me it proves a photo of a coin can never be relied on for either authoritative grading, or authentication. I would have called...
As usual I missed it. :( Thanks for setting me straight Randy. :)
So are you just going to leave us hanging Doug?
Very true sir, but I see many of these have bad horn silver coming out of the ground. I am not thinking they are trying to make them shiny more...
If its for an estate and no one wants them, take them to a coin show and get three or four offers for the lot. If its common stuff like bags of...
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