The three stereotypes I have heard, and you have to admit they are true somewhat, is the old fat white man, the "hustler" of a dealer just making...
Understood, as I do have a minor in history, and own many hundreds of resources for personal research. I am not a junior high student of the era....
Well if Frank authenticated them, I would believe him too. He is not foolproof, but I would accept his position by default unless I had a reason...
KM is pricey for common stuff, the junk that accumulates in every coin shop in the country. Think about it, if dealers are the ones supplying...
You state you are just a farmer, but then keep on hanging on "expressed warranty" the dealer makes when he puts his opinion of grade on a coin. An...
Great thread, I am glad a a new person here others bumped it. Excellent overview, though like others have said each of these levels need to be...
Well all price guides are troublesome. Krause is just a little more troublesome since they are priced by dealers who have their own interests...
The blank reverse may be a trial, but I have seen many fakes with blank reverses. I would need quite a bit of convincing before I accepted such a...
So I have a question. What would be considered the first European "Dark Age" coin? I have a 40 nummi minted in Rome under the Ostrogoths about...
I think this is another example of the extreme dangers of people trying to price off of the internet. I get it all the time, people not paying...
That did it. Thanks RLM.
I have a question, but maybe I am just a noob. :( About 2 days ago my screen when looking at forum posts is about 5,000 characters wide. Is there...
"Error" coins in ancient numismatics is not really the same as modern. In modern coinage, "mostly" perfection is the norm, so errors are rare. In...
While I agree Mitchiner is a little disorganized, I still like his series. I believe these are in his newer Ancient Trade and Early Coinage as...
I have always felt the same as you about the s vdb. I always thought it was a little artificially inflated. I like the 22 plain, though I consider...
My only disagreement with Cloud would be that these aren't discarded today, they are made to be collected. I just have never liked items that are...
This is not a new concept btw. Large bronze and brass coins in ancient Rome were revalued. Many times the original coin was simply a flat disc by...
True enough, but all assets are inflation hedges. It will depend how how much cash I need to put into it up front and what cash I have available...
Get a hold of many Chinese coins from all eras. Start to handle them, inspect the edges, look at the style a calligraphy, just get a complete...
The problem is one is provable and one is not. A mintmark or error variety is provable. Most of the time 100 out of 100 people agree, so therefor...
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