Like a lot of modern issues, for some reason this one got "hot" and is being pushed up by greed on Ebay. I would wager wait a few years and you...
There seems to have been a large horde of sceattas found recently for anyone wishing to buy coins from this era. Sceattas are not as cool as...
I always use the site someone here on CT recommended. www.Comparegoldprices.com, www.comparesilverprices.com, etc. I find it useful to compare the...
I posted that one. Btw, as an update, he never did pay for the 2012 auctions he won, so he is basically banned from bidding at most venues now. I...
I have a book from 1696 that is a reference of all of the Roman emperors and Imperators. At the beginning of each ruler they have a coin from him....
Looks like the rare aureus of Trans Am. :)
That is how I remembered it. :)
Never said i was an expert John, remember i don't collect romans. :) I agree most i have seen are 15-17mm, which is ae3 in my book. Most ae4s...
I would disagree they are usually ae4s. Most i have seen are 3s. Either way, a smallish coin though.
Nice boar. A pig is a much scarcer animal to get. You would think it more common, but its not. Maybe the rarest of all domesticated animals on...
While not very easy to find, there are a lot of coins to collect. I have about 150 now. My avatar is one. Tough area, tougher than huns really. I...
Marbury, sorry to hear it. I just recently had my own runin with fakes, sobi know it sucks.
No, just have doing it a long time. My uncle would shame me, he got all of his, includng morgans, at face. Someday, idk when, buying yours at 28...
My next paper for the TCACC will be on sogdians. Sound pretty much like your description of Nabateans. :)
If it were a fourree, why would you think it might be an overstrike? By definition fourrees are not pure silver. If you tried to overstrike a...
Yeah, that would suck. If silver crashed down to $5 an ounce I would barely have made a profit in my silver holdings. :(
Pretty much has to be Anastasius, Justin, or Justinian. They were the only three I know of that made that style obverse. Based on the condition...
ONLY if you are in the US. I dare say the Maple Leaves might be more liquid in another country, say Canada. ;) OP, personally I would buy coins...
Detecto, if the real SHTF PM is valueless. People want food, ammo, etc. The advantage of PM is in a hyperinflationary period. In such a scenario,...
I have done it, and so have others I know. However, sometimes it will just break. Once you get used to the general procedure, (I use a bench vise...
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