First one also in a Fel Temp Reparatio reverse. All of them OP are Roman mid fourth century bronzes, probably the most common ancients known. In...
Email just received: "Dear United States Mint Customer: We are fully aware of the difficulties many customers encountered last week with...
Funny you mention the lack of fun brought about from slabbing baseball cards. I collected them when I was younger and still have about a trunk...
Thinking about it some more, you can't start over really, can you? Read a little more while I explain. Everyone here is saying to buy better...
All of this stuff regarding to slab or not, to open or not, simply has me frozen not knowing what to do I guess. I bet you money when the 5 sets...
Could you avoid the $40 or $50 fee if you had a friendly dealer send them in for you?
Good point. Bubbles are never "bubbles" under after the fact. Many times price appreciation is simply revaluing a market, and stays permanent. I...
Interesting thought. I remember that as well, and people kidded me for recommending such an "old fashioned" idea 15 years ago. I never linked...
Ditto. First, there were no case for coins from the US mint back then, so we know for sure that this was bought afterwards. Second, see how...
I agree as well. I am pretty big in Byzantine history, and to be able to travel around and see the "third Rome" myself would be incredible. I...
That is what I have heard. I have never seen a coin from Vlad, (I am sure they would be popular), but one from his uncle, (wallachian coin?). I do...
Elagabalus' grandmother? She had her own daughter and grandson killed to put her other grandson on the throne to stay in power. Maybe not the...
They can be done like Doug says, but there are some special rules. Usually the loses primarily help to offset gains, but it can be a tricky little...
You have to love Frank's quotes. I think I first read that in his book, "Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic". One of my favorite book btw, I...
Just saying sir if everyone wakes up tomorrow and thinks, "hey, I am going to go buy an ounce of silver", prices will rise dramatically. If the...
Usually sir the chopmarks are a detriment to value. What might be happening is that the examples old enough to have chopmarks are the older style...
Thanks guys, I am just relieved the auction is over and its now mine. There is a little plastic bank made in the 60's I think that is the only...
Well I would go for an inch thick Iowa ribeye myself sir, but agree with your sentiment. :)
Well those oil companies had a ton of CPAs and attorneys to fight the IRS. What do you have? Btw frequently there are true issues of law and...
Man, that must be one heck of a big mac meal! Either that is the 5 big mac combo, or your McDonald's is OUTRAGEOUS! :)
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