Not bad. The worst thing about these huge Ptolemaic bronzes is getting them into 2x2s. I have an AE44 I had to manhandle into one.
You could be right sir. I based my comments on what I saw when silver spiked up last. I saw a bullion dealer with a small saw at his table, and he...
I would agree to take the return. As imperial coins, I agree that on average sestertii will usually have a higher value than an unremarkable...
Thanks Collect, I had no idea myself.
Maybe I am just dumb. I have been buying pm for 35 years, and I still get nervous as heck about the newer fakes. Especially silver, whose specific...
I do this with my coins. I fill up a box, and when say Roman Imperial, Sogdian, or a Hunnic box is full start another one. I will be honest I pay...
Yeah, that mint, when they went back and struck older coins and completely hosed their customers really jumped the shark for me. I would never...
I agree. I look at this period occasionally for examples for my "art neavou(sp?)" Mini collection. I should keep an eye out for these.
Yeah, where to begin. First, nomenclature. Usually ancient coins means from ancient greek to the end of the roman empire, (sometimes Byzantine...
Yes. Most woods are horrible for coins, with oak being one of the worst. Of course, any wood with any stain or finish is bad. About the only wood...
I don't have a great answer. I used to do albums but they got too heavy/bulky so I just switched to flips in boxes. Fill a box, take it to the sdb...
Interesting topic. Sometimes I do like just pulling out "favorites" and looking them over. My problem is my "favorites" change depending on my...
Lol, please do not count on me there. Those Romans were a one time thing. My wife knew I bought them, (mistake number one), and I honestly was...
Maybe, but my recommendation was based upon current mintages. I simply view panda demand, (just as important as supply), as being higher than most...
I think the 7070 was put together as an achievable type set. That is why some great rarities, which for 99% of collectors would never be filled,...
Well, since this question was about silver coins, then no. The silver fakes though are being made of just very high quality and in huge...
I would agree with the pandas for a few reasons. One, they are cute. Two, the design changes every year. Three, I know from experience many asian...
Cool. I always liked this two coin set. I think I only have one antelope, but being a thai and a rhino collector have quite a few rhinos. :)
Thanks Bill, but you do that you might be one of 4 or 5 people in the US that would even recognize this coin in a junk box, right? :) Its not a...
Kind of an important coin for me. Its a Sogdian Kai Yuan Tong Bao with Bukhara tamgha on the reverse. [ATTACH] This is the coin that connects...
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