I haven't read the Walter Pater book, but I concur in your recommendation of the others. I would suggest trying to read the Saylor novels in...
Amazing rare coins, one after another. I'm in awe!
I really love the Victory on your new Arcadius.
Fascinating coins. Nos. 7, 6, and 2 were my favorites.
My feeling as well, but I didn't want to start a debate about it. Plus, my concern is that if the cost of buying at auction continues to rise,...
I read your blog post. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in New York in January. Perhaps you can come again in 2022. This group of Roman Republican...
I think the majority of members of this forum probably make the bulk of their ancient coin purchases in auctions. But I suspect that there are...
Also "wow"! I love the Republic coins -- especially the Vibius Pansa; I want one to go with my Vibius Pansa Mask of Pan/Jupiter Axurus -- but the...
I haven't read them, but I must say that I loved The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea (about the life of Theseus, the legendary conqueror...
Usually I've seen the value of the "token" given as something like $15.00.
Great photos, @Bing, but as handsome as you are (assuming that's you!), I'm disillusioned. In my mind's eye, you really have always looked exactly...
Wonderful coins, all of them. I wasn't able to narrow them down much, so I'll say that my favorites are nos. 10, 9, 7, 6, and 5.
Almost every European dealer (including British) describes coins they send to the USA with a misleading (but not precisely false) description,...
No, I absolutely did not notice the different numbers of knots on the crown ties. Do you really believe it means anything? How about the different...
You'd be surprised at how long some dealers were using typewriters to create coin labels. I have some from as late as the 1980s. But my very...
Thanks. That's the same method I used, although at a certain point the case hadn't popped or cracked yet but I couldn't turn the handle anymore....
Same RIC number as mine, from the same mint. No wonder I thought the portraits looked very similar, although they're clearly not a die match.
Did all those Republican coins on your website also have old provenances, or was avoiding 21st-century provenances not your policy when you bought...
2015. See the page I attached.
I'm in awe at all of these . The oldest known provenances for any of my ancient coins date back only to the 1970s, except for one coin from the...
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