Well I disagree of course. Remember a lot of ancient coins are found in pots, in the ground protected from the elements. Also, nearly all ancient...
And don't forget www.cngcoins.com for ancients.
Dmitry, I was referring to the fact in Ching China, and for most other dynasties, the penalty for counterfeiting was death. This still did not...
This seems to be a "hot" investment idea, as a guy last weekend was asking me about this. The same answer still applies, extremely high risk, and...
I would think the same reason the Chinese have counterfeited circulating coins for centuries, they can counterfeit them for less than face value....
Oh you know it will! ;)
You do that too? Cool, I thought I was the only one. I have lots of coins I buy for myself, but find myself sometimes buying something just...
Of course sir you are right. I will change my post, (goes for showing what happens when you rely on memory. :)) Remember, though, this was the...
No pic, (its me, hey), but I might go with Julian II. Well, I kind of have to, I named my son after him. :) Yes, he wasn't able to push back...
Well the best English language book I know is Hartill's "Cast Chinese Coinage". Frank Robinson or www.coincoin.com sells them. Those are also two...
Its a replica of a Ching Dynasty coin. Chinese coins are full of reproductions, even though the originals can be inexpensive. Its a tricky field....
Yeah, but I sure as heck like Fatima's sentiment of throwing a bunch of the regulators out. Madoff had whistleblowers showing detailed proof to...
I envy you. I remember my first red book......that poor thing had its binding shredded by the time I was done with it. Great first book for US...
Idk, I think I would accept a contemporary forgery, (especially considering the ethnicity of most Singaporeans), over an offmetal strike. To claim...
...and there lies the problem with price guides. How do you handle the variability? Every coin is unique, and every sale of every coin is unique....
Cool find. Depending on the value of the original, the copy may be worth as much or more simply for a circulating counterfeit collection.
Yup, Hobo da' man. One little thing about that. This lack of initials on Lincoln's bust from 1909-1917 is a very important bit of information...
Byzantine or Arab Byzantine. Its hard to tell many times, so would need to pull out some references to see. It was struck circa 650-750 ad.
I think many people use price guides as a limit, having been trained that price guides are retail, so therefor is the absolute MOST you should...
Personally I use it as a chance to learn to know the sellers. I have notified many of errors in their listings. The ones who ignore me I remember....
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