Sorry, not buying it Doug. Yes, I agree with this advice for beginners/intermediate collectors, but are you trying to tell me I have to buy all...
The Jade Buddha is also on most people's "must see" list, at least asians I know. All I know is I HAD to see it when I was there.
Here is a cheap little group I just bought. They are from Palembang, now a part of Malaysia. They are tin pitis, local islamic imitations of...
Christian is right, its an American thing. Its really us US collectors who dare collect anything other than US coins embracing and turning...
Any world coin dealer has these in stock. They are not hard to find if you want more.
I find they RR go in cycles. If you pay attention, it seems like certain issues get sold for a while, then you will not see another for a couple...
This gets into the complicated issue of byproduct credit and accounting for mixed outputs. Bottom line is you will probably get different answers...
Nice pickup Mat. Not THAT common, its not like its a Roma head issue. I have no idea on the symbol.
I didn't know the variety, but the coin sure looked authentic to me. Thanks for looking up the variety for him Tom. :)
"Macedonian" covers anything from archaic Macedon through Alexander the Great and later. I cannot think of any ancient coin more faked than...
How does it meet the definition of money? Do banks accept your deposit of X ounces of gold on account? Does anyone buy or sell using gold as the...
Tim, I would borrow each of them from your library and decide which one you like yourself. Its not a rare book, it should be easily available...
Flips are the choice of ancient and older world collectors. None of our stuff fits well in premade holders, so we use flips. Second would be...
When the day comes when everything in the grocery store, car dealerships, and homes for sale are listed as X grams of gold, I will say "gold is...
To the OP, I would go back to whom you sold it to. There is no defense for forgeries, and if this person is interested in selling coins at all he...
I agree. To be fair, selling it as one lump sum to a dealer is basically wholesaling it to him. He will have costs to market these coins, and...
Unless its a really nice, lustrous BU, it should never be over spot. I own about 12 of them, all of them bought at spot, and nearly all BU. They...
I too do not believe its cast, but with that large a purchase you need to be comfortable with the transaction.
First, with the small audience and high quality pictures demanded by collectors, I believe you will find it costs a HECK of a lot more than $10 to...
Sorry, but that coin will soon be, if not now, corroded. Black is the terminal color, and once it turns from glossy black to matte black, its...
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