Lol, selling any bullion coin at a discount to melt on its face is beyond stupid, but I think we see a lot of stupid in the world, right Cloud?
The slabbed eagles you were buying are the rejects. The dealer sent in a large quantity hoping for 70's, and any one that is not 70 he is selling...
Very nice coin. As others said, the spot are distracting to some, but personally they don't bother me. Very nice example of what I consider one of...
Yes, a very nice coin Mat. Being more selective is one direction many go. Other losers like me still chase quantity of coins, but do tend to get a...
Well from photos I am always leery of saying something is good or bad, especially fuzzy ones. Of the two, the top one looks fine, 4th century...
I agree. Two different colored sides on a coin is common, as are two different grades. It appears your coin was exposed to the elements on the...
Fair enough sir. Btw, I only challenge people's thoughts to get them to think the entire issue through. My only intent in this is to get you...
I thought SMS were only made 1965-67? I thought 1964 had proof sets. But, its a question for SQD related to above. The 1965 SMS quarter is...
While we are disagreeing with you here MojaveDave, we are not disagreeing with your sentiments. TBH the number one question of non-ancient...
TBH, it will depend for most collectors on whether the coin folder listed it as an item "needed" for the set or not. If I were still collecting US...
Just asking the question, though, doesn't it matter whether anyone will care? Personally I wouldn't. I never collected proof coins at all unless...
I agree completely and its like the story of the 1883 nickles I related. Rarities, absent items like 09svdb that were hoarded at the time, tend to...
I saw this as well, and was buying in the same period. The only thing I would add would be for ancients I saw this development a little later than...
As Doug said, there has always been "bragging rights" between collectors. You will not ever change this, as a subset of collectors are simply...
I believe that number is for the coppers because the British simply refused to mint them for some reason. Again if I am wrong I would stand...
Not disagreeing sir. I was just wishing to apologize for not referring parthian questions offhand to your site, but to parthia.com. I guess I was...
Lots of reasons there are so many ancients. The primary one being logistics. Simply put, there were no banks. If you had a large amount of cash to...
I understand, but organic material is frequently found in flans, as well as as part of the find site in which the coins are dug.
Seriously? A man, who is married to an asian women, who has studied Chinese coins and numismatic history for over a decade, (not just bought coins...
Just remember that while poker is both skill and luck, the crackout game is mostly skill. Always repeat to yourself probably 100 dealers before me...
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