Also, as pointed out earlier in this thread, the consignor is not the original collector, who presumably died some years ago, given that it...
I don't think that's feasible in a collection with 120,000 coins. I would think that a certain amount of so-called "shrinkage" is expected in...
Wasn't there a story a few years ago about a Roman coin that someone supposedly dug up in Australia?
Not as much of a mystery as The Case of The Stolen Yale Coins, but a mystery nonetheless.
Thanks so much. I'm not sure why you think I deleted something -- it's all still there when I look at it!
I've posted this interesting article in the past about the personification of Virtus being female, with a number of examples:...
I don't think one person in this thread has even begun to suggest that theft by an insider isn't a possibility, or that university employees are...
I have had no customs-restrictions problems whatsoever in the last month or so with exports to the USA from France, the Netherlands, or even...
Talk about impulse buying: I was so captivated by the examples in this thread of the Nero/Temple of Janus types that I went ahead and ordered one...
I'm pretty bad at recognizing whether handwriting is the same, but they did look very similar. More importantly, the tickets I looked at are all...
Am I wrong to think that most of the doctrinaire voices condemning private ownership of ancient art and artifacts come from the archaeology...
A fellow member was kind enough to share with me a number of photos of coins from the cancelled auction that he had (very presciently) downloaded....
Thanks -- I know it's not considered cool to say that you went to a school like that, because people will think you're bragging. So I rarely do,...
Thanks -- unfortunately, there's a big "cancelled" where the photos should be.
Are pictures of the trays still online anywhere?
Simple: the hypothetical thief could have been very careful and sold all the stolen coins to multiple dealers over an extended period of time.
I think @Ryro already knows that!
Except that Yale itself often buys coins on the secondary market, so it's very unlikely that they take that position.
Wow. If that's what worn dies look like, all my coins should have them. (Paraphrasing A. Lincoln.)
I'm not sure what Mudie medals like that cost these days. I bought that one 20 years ago or so, probably for about $50-$75. Only the versions made...
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