I was giving John crap, I take no "blame" whatsoever. John came in, saw what was interesting to him, and ran with it. I really enjoy seeing him...
Man, I RUE THE DAY I introduced the man to Nabatean coins, Yakov Meshorer, et al. CoinTalk has suffered because of my error........ Just kidding...
I have two bags that both have over 5000 each. They started out as normal bags, and I keep adding to them. I am with Tom, I still pull any wheat...
Vote with your wallet. Return the coins. The worst thing you can do to an organization that delivers inferior quality is to accept it. I tried...
The other problem with PM is physical security and the buy/sell spread. Both are additional costs that have to be overcome before an investor...
Didn't Mexico even start their Onza program in gold first? I am not saying they shouldn't take credit for making them silver, just saying they got...
IDK. I think I would still give credit to South Africa for coming out with a one troy ounce coin, (theirs was gold). I think that is the true...
Nice coin and writeup. The one piece of Arab-(fill in the blank) coin I am missing is the Arab-Sogdian cash piece. I have only seen one for sale...
You have received some good answers Revi. JPM is the market maker. Someone has to be. If not them, then maybe a hedge fund in the future will be...
Eh, they are cheap. As a metal play the markup over spot is simply outrageous so it is silly for that purpose. However, for a cheap example of a...
Yeah, I do that with all shows, even ones about the ancient world. My most period correct seen was from the series Rome where the doctor examined...
I would say you have to find a local buyer. Shipping, like Rocky said, would kill most economics for such a deal IMHO.
Way above examples Martin. Good choices at that price point.
Kind of goes for all ancients unfortunately. Material on the market continues to decline and prices escalate....
I would agree looks much more like those wide eyed Commodus portraits than Didius Julianus IMHO.
Good thing about white coins is you can always put a layer of toning on them. ;)
Fair point, yet with toned coins its MUCH harder to tell if the coin has been messed with and retoned to hide it. I would grant you most coins 50+...
Coin shows 35 years ago I would say white was the preferred coin. It started changing about 1985-1990 IMHO. In 1990-1995 it was a toss up in my...
Not years away. Pick up any relatively common Byzantine anonymous bronze. all have a picture of Christ, and most spell his name out.
What is the description of the reverse. That is what looks unusual about the coin. Btw, be careful with RIC rarity scales. They only looked at...
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