There you go suggesting solutions to problems. I liked my despair just fine, thanks.
I love that the biggest arguments on this board are about whether we should keep our coins in little plastic boxes (which are blights upon the...
And I absolutely agree with you. I'm just wondering where we'll be once Sear isn't doing his thing anymore.
Yep.. I did mean NGC. So much for my credibility. Edited to reflect real life.
I've been wondering about the future of coin authentication for a while. It seems like we currently have two main options: David Sear and NGC (I...
I haven't read a lot of the literature, and I don't know what's already out there, but it seems like Doug could write a book on the technical...
Thanks Kentucky! It really is just a spot so whether it's a bright green spot or a pit-spot is all the same to me. I once had a coin where I...
Earlier this year I bought one of those Thracian tetradrachms with Dionysos on the obverse. It was beat up and broken, but the condition put it...
I have a coin with a spot of bronze disease. I think it's stabilized, or maybe I just hope it's stabilized. At any rate, I'm very open to the...
I think Steve is funny and would like him to continue being funny.
Hey hey I knew it was a chance I was taking and that was part of the excitement--no need to bring the pope into this!
He said it's definitely an ancient coin but if I want to cancel just don't pay, which I'm taking him up on.
Yeah I didn't even look at his other auctions. Live and learn, I suppose.
Well I'm the dummy that won the Macedonian 1986 auction. Turns out I'm not as smart as I thought. I was inspired by JA's bad pic gambles thread,...
re: the love fest: This forum has definitely been my best ancient coin find. The people here are super friendly and knowledgeable and sometimes...
I love the inclusion of the neck beard on these portraits.
That's a great-looking coin chrsmat.. the patina really makes it pop. As per Doug's suggestion: In 311 Galerius got a bad disease that made his...
Bing: At some point I'll have to buy a lens for it... currently I have an adaptor that allows me to mount a 40mm lens backwards on my camera,...
That was my experience completely, except I have the excuse that the dealer for my coin didn't list the size :). I looked it up on Wildwinds...
Thanks guys! I had no idea I'd feel so good about this coin. It was one of those where I just figured maybe I'll win it and maybe I won't and...
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