So then some of those ancient coins in NGC slabs on APMEX might be fakes??
What price bracket are you talking about? The scariest thing to me would to pay $500+ for an ancient coin only to find out later that it’s fake....
Well the only reason I want slabs is for verification. I know NGC & PCGS aren’t perfect but I’m sure if they see something obviously fake they...
Sadly I live in the boondocks and would have to drive several hours to any sort of coin show. :(
But if it comes in an legitimate NGC or PCGS holder doesn’t that mean they’ve already authenticated it? I know APMEX sells them like that and...
I was thinking of it more as a transportable store of wealth. For example I remember reading that in Nazi Germany some Jews got away by paying in...
Well I mean that was my maximum offer depending on the coin. Obviously I would pay more for an Aureus minted by Julius Caesar, Trajan, Hadrian,...
From my own reading and education I was taught that the Edict of Diocletian was rarely followed even with the harsh punishment. I read that people...
Thanks! Oh yeah for sure I’m not just interested in the more popular Emperors like Caesar. Frankly I’m interested in collecting any coinage made...
I was an Army medic back in 2008-2012 so I know that combat isn’t a non stop thing. However I do think the fighting in those days was more brutal...
Yeah I think the buying power has stayed the same. I saw a price list from Rome in the 2nd Century AD and it offers 2 cows or 6 skinny piglets...
:( I know APMEX sells them but IDK if they accept trades.
That was kinda my point. It was said that an Aureus is worth 40 days of a legionary risking their life and i was just pointing out that oftentimes...
[ATTACH] I’m looking to buy some coins with gold/silver from the 9th-15th century AD but I’m not sure where to buy them. Does anyone know of any...
I think I’ve seen that list before however the list values 1 Aureus (8 grams of gold) as equal to 25 Denarii (~7 grams of silver each). Or 8 grams...
That’s true! However oftentimes the Roman legionaries were not engaged in actual combat and were stationed in their camps. So I think maybe it...
Thanks for that! I really appreciate it :). Do you happen to know if that is wheat bread? Or barley? Or rye? I know in Medieval times wheat was...
I’ve been studying Vulgar Latin for 4 years :).
I believe Buffet was referring to stocks not precious metals.
So the Aureus during Caesar’s time was about 8 grams of almost pure gold and I’m wondering if anyone happens to have any price lists from that...
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