Looks fine to me. Very scarce piece, congrats Matt. When I was collecting those I never had one offered for sale to me, (at least one my my...
Can they open a SDB ilegally? Yes, but can they search yoru home illegally? Yes. I am simply saying I do not agree with, "if you don't hold it you...
Sorry to hear it sir. On the plus side, numismatics is an area which you can continue to enjoy and learn regardless of whether you hold the coins...
They are the ones sir who put that spin on it. I support the notion that you should physically have the pm, I am agains the notion that this...
I wander around the market, sometimes not in the mood to buy. However, in the last couple of months, I have bought a double eagle, two eagles, 4...
Well, even old Mexican half reales, which used to be darn close to spot, are bringing better money nowadays if not holed. I simply cannot think of...
Only ones I can think of, (short of truly junk, ag, damaged pieces), would be Maria Theresa restrikes. They have a date in the 1700's, though have...
Exactly. This is why I rail against the notion, "if its not in your home you don't own it". How is this working out for this poor unfortunate...
You can get late roman coins minted 1600 years ago all day long for a few dollars. Heck, get some wuzhu chinese coins minted 2000 years ago for a...
Just wondering where the heck this comment or euphemism comes from. Please tell me where and when, (short of communist revolution or something),...
I strongly agree with both Doug and you Ides. However, I am even more leery since I have been seeing tooled AS's lately pop up fairly frequently,...
Btw Tim, not trying to be unfair but to use this as a learning opportunity. An experienced collector would quickly look over this lot and realize...
I agree. Some collectors are "headhunters", wishing to collect spectacular specimens. That trul is wonderful for them. I love they can pursue...
I simply do not see anywhere near the value there. Stuff like this I wouldn't pay a whole lot more than melt and junk value for non-silver items....
I knew I should have bought a couple of extra copies. I try to do that when I see a book is truly excellent.
No, not bad at all. They come much worst, trust me. They would be an interesting subcollection, since there do appear slight variations on the...
That is insane. David Brown books used to have a softcover versionfor about $70, but not anymore. Iknowhardcovers can run a couple hundred,but...
http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/huns/huns.html Tom Mallon had these issues under ALchon Huns Doug. Also, look at Gobl 73 on this page. THis is a...
Yes, and I like the attribution better. However, I half agree, half disagree with the history posted with this coin. Its so messed up I wonder if...
Btw, i forgot to comment on your title directly Doug. My comment would be its not hepthalite at all, but most likely hunnic. More specifically Red...
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