Bears are an interesting topic. A good friend Zach Beasley collected them extensively. There are very, very few ancient bear coins. However, in...
Or just do what I do and put them between pieces of thick leather and put them in a vice. Slow pressure will remove most bends without harm.
Yes, a traditional captured soldier with arms behind. Like I said, the hat is reminicent of Parthia, but I do not know if its referencing them or...
Here is a dupondius I picked up Saturday from a dealer who knows nothing about world or ancients. I was thinking it was a Parthian war piece, but...
Morgans have always had a premium over junk. An acceptable Morgan was $6 or $7 when junk silver was selling for 3.2 time face. Any silver dollar,...
Tons of this stuff was made in the mid-70's. As a kid relatives who knew I collected coins would give them to me. I always hated them, since I...
Interesting coin VOC. Looks like an AE4 from the middle fourth century struck from AE3 dies. It happened a lot. I have a similar one struck from...
I am not getting upset. You are the one who said, "show me where all of the young collectors are at". I challenge you to show me when there have...
How many times can I say it, there NEVER has been many young collectors sir. I have read ANA journals in the 1920's saying this hobby will die if...
I went to coins shows in the 70's sir. The age range back then was the same as today. Your argument might have more merit regarding US coins,...
Yes, IoM, but remember we are ancient collectors. We know the ancients knew the earth revolved around the sun and the earth was a globe. It was...
Well I am 45, so if a ton of cheap great coins do come on the market, rest assured I will be there as well. :)
I have read similar for over 30 years. Anyone remember the string of articles in the 80's that "documented" how coin collecting was already dead...
Coins wilk be cheaper in 20 years? Maybe in terms of purchasing power, idk, but in nominal terms I very much doubt that. I have bought coins for...
Biggest issue with such things are assumptions. Even if you are right about BRIC countries and rising affluence. What makes you so sure they will...
What does the ANA rules have to do with CL rules? Do you have any proof he is trying to rip off coin sellers, or just assuming it because he is...
I remember my first, still own it, but of course do not have a pic. It was a Larisssa bronze, about 18mm, pretty little black/green patina of the...
I agree with GXSeries. I don't like the metal much because I personally find it ugly. It reminds me of nickel or other industrial metals. The...
"I'm not buying either gold or silver...but if I had to buy one today, I'd buy silver because it certainly has gone down more than gold"- Jim...
Correct. A coin is a much higher definition than a round. Anyone can make a round or medal. A coin must bear a denomination, be issued by a...
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