Dang Doug I was about to give the same website. Tom is a great guy, busy at times, but his website is invaluable and has helped me a lot. Khosrau...
I agree Doug but even in ancients, (like this one), there are "sets" and a collector will accept a lower grade example to complete a set. I have...
Fair enough Christian, I agree the tone might not been enough tongue in cheek. I would disagree about archeological sites being plundered by coin...
Andy, I would hope UK bashing was not popular here. Ya'll are the only Europeans who really seem to understand us, and we need you to help us...
Yes, knowledge is money. Even better than that though is the conservation of this piece that has occurred. Nice job LD! :)
Christian, I think they were tongue in cheek. There are a lot of US collectors extremely angry with Greece, Italy, and other countries trying...
Yes out West water and mineral rights were commonly sold off separately from the land. Courts have mostly ruled, though, that any human made item...
This is ocean find, ancient treasure trove maritime law. Not applicable to land finds at all. There has never been a case where someone found a...
Well since it was a nice coin for the grade, I thought maybe some of it was for a star designation, PQ, etc. You know that not all MS66's are the...
Well since we make the most entertainment in the world by far, I am guessing the world views British tv programmes and movies as the junk, no? And...
SiberianMan, thanks for the posts. I always wanted to get more coins from the "third rome", but so far just have some silver "wire money" and a...
To the OP, and as per Cloud's suggestion, if you are a long term holder the best investing advice I can give you is dollar cost average. Put aside...
It depends on the coin. For US coins, it has a significant affect on its value, especially more the newer it is. Most 20th century US coins are...
I thought that privately found coins are personal property of the land owner here, so not seeing how our government steals them Doug. In Britain,...
There he is. Ok, I am curious, you state that you WOULD have paid $125 premium for this coin, Would that have been for its quality or the toning?...
Its somewhat a tough post, isn't it Lehigh? I mean, most agree the coin is premium for the grade, so how will we know how much is grade and how...
Agreed. You paid them for their opinion, and they are punting. Did they return your money when they refused to give an opinion? I couldn't be...
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