A capper would be a clay token supposedly containing the ashes from the true cross.
I paid about $3 in 1976 for a bright red example. I must have overpaid too. I still have the price on the 2x2. I also have the receipt in 1983 for...
Taylor, do you have the Krause catalog, Standard Catalog of World Coins? If not, I would get an older one on Ebay cheap. This is like the redbook...
So what collection is MIR using as a source, or is it all coins? Who is the primary sponsor of the publication? You mention Gobl, but this...
I have mixed feeling about this situation. First, I feel bad for the pawn shop owner. However, thinking about it, I would like to know what shape...
Hobo answered this well. From what I have read large cents circulated long after small cents came into being. The amount of wear on this coin...
I agree those are wonderful coins Martin. The spread quadriga was what I was referring to earlier. The first time you see one, they are so unusual...
The blue you got is indicative of the cleaning you mentioned. While on another post I mention that rarely blue is a atural tone for copper, it...
To me, the one person who was capable of putting together an inclusive Roman set is David Sear, and he should have his set finished soon. I...
Very ture about the margins and credit card commisions. I totally understand why they don't want that hassle and expense. Penny Lady, be cery...
Good point, especially considering Shapur I is arguably the finest style of Sassanid issues as well. That would be a fine coin, especially high...
Not bad at all like you said Ardatirion. I would wonder if it would ever usurp RIC for attribution numbers. Is this a set like RIC? How many...
Yeah, I know for a fact that the method of payment does not change the sales tax applicability. Honestly this is exactly why the government wanted...
While I can understand many people's hesitation with blue cents, since it is a trait of many cleaning products, it can also be NT is certain...
This remark is exactly why I have told this board toning used to devalue a coin. Toning can always hide marks, and therefor a deduction to the...
Currency speculation is a tough play. There is no bottom, look at Zimbabwe. Mugabe trashed that economy so badly I own a 10 trillion dollar note,...
I doubt they will ever be worth much. Most modern coinage is mostly junk lot stuff. If you ever want to put modern coinage aside, only think about...
Not a lot of Sassanid collectors here I have noticed. Whenever I get the new camera I will post a few. I know they are a little different but I...
What type of dinar are you referring to? Dinar has been used for over 1000 years as a denomination, deriving from the Roman denarius. Any coin,...
^This exactly. I bought one in the 70's for half the price of a silver dollar, and in the mid 80's bought a roll for almost the same price. The...
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