Our economy remained stagnant? I would say economic growth numbers here have been pretty good this year, and most economists would agree. Of...
Yeah, but that was a one time thing my wife forced. I still miss every one of them, and my wife isn't allowed to come along on coin deals anymore.
"Stocks are down 5% and gold is up 11%", yeah, but the game is the long run. As an aside, does the quotation that stocks are down 5% include...
"Obviously, I don't need to keep all 18 similar-looking campgates so I'll set a few aside and probably sell the rest at some point." ? So you...
Just a warning. The Grierson publication listed here is not THE "Byzantine Coinage" book so useful to everyone. If anyone ever has a question on...
Yes. Gold was labeled CONOB but Carthage, especially after the Heraclii revolt, was a main mint for a time. Gold coins can be identified by style...
I have the book. Sorry I didn't mention it, but CONOB was indeed used for most gold coins, regardless of what mint produced them. It even appeared...
Constantinople was almost always the main mint except in very limited circumstances. Nikomedia, Antioch (Theupolis), and Kyzikos were the next...
Eh, I won't. I still do not know what I will do with the two Eisenhower sets I bought.
Doug reminds me of a grumpy old SOB of a dealer I knew 35 years ago. Reputation for just being a jerk, but the truth was he was just tired of...
I agree. None of the other postulated theories makes any sense. This is a hoard only in the sense that later on they were put and stored together....
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I hear you sir, but a couple of points. 1. No one knows, or could possibly know, if a coin was dipped properly. The only proof of dipping would...
Sorry I cannot help man. I have never really gotten traction on Islamic coins. I have quite a few of the early Islamic and figural bronzes, but...
Yeah, Happy Birthday you bat [blank] crazy dude. A couple of my favorite coins are his portrayed as Hercules after he renamed Rome after himself,...
I have been looking at images for years, and I can never be sure. Its one of the main limitations of images versus coins in hand. In hand in 2...
I am not an expert in these, so would like to know as well.
I tell you what sir. I buy coins or coin lots for $400 or more quite often. I worked full time to pay for my own college, joined the military and...
I am simplistic, crackpot hired by the mob, maybe with CIA help. The mob was doublecrossed, and back then that meant something.
I agree. A piece of unstamped metal is not a coin. Proving it is a coin blank is pretty hard. You said its double thickness, so pretty much by...
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