I agree with Doug, looks like Vima Kadphasis and other rulers. In that condition they should not go for much. Any light green will be verdigris,...
Completely agree Matt. While sometimes I get a little tired of telling people red book prices are not set in stone, that 1965 quarter is most...
I agree, though I do not know you sir I am glad your daughter is doing well.
Thank you for a well written, informative post.
. Maybe you can let a fellow Minnesotan in on such auctions sometimes. :)
I admit I use cover protectors on any valuable books. Other than that, if you have clean hands there is not any damage done from using them. It...
I am assuming this is different than Cayon and Cayon? Is C&C very good for 18th century Spanish?
I agree with your tone, but disagree with the premise about PCGS slabs. What you say would be true IF the slab itself were the collectible. Since...
Sklow is a nice guy, but Charles Davis and numislit are much, much larger dealers. There are around 5 serious dealers in the US for numismatic...
The KM catalogs are the Standard Catalog of World coins. They have them by century going back to the 17th century. Basically this is where you...
Good luck with that. I think I have purchased one book over all of these years that way. Best sources really are Ebay, abebooks, amazon, (don't...
Sorry, book guys would know them. Quarterman was a publisher, and when he died his son sold off old stock cheap. ANS is the American Numismatic...
Doug and I are book guys, but I love this post. Want specifics? I bought the WB book on SL halves when it came out. The next month I was at a...
And being old helps as well. I remember Quarterman liquidation, the ANS liquidation, the KY seller of Whitman cheap on Ebay, and other events like...
Exactly how were pensions raided? What are the details of that?
But my point was people think all of their assets are at risk if the dollar deflates. This is not true, only cash. If someone wants to be on a...
They always change, but right now: 1. Work on Sogdian and Kushans as coins come available. 2. Continue on Sassanid and Hepthalite 3. Check...
I have found two great ways to get inexpensive books, one is ebay and patience, and the second is numismatic books sellers. For someone with...
Great minds think alike. I went down that train of thought, but 100k was already taken so I was thinking she noticed she turned over 100k and...
The really cool thing about something like these is you can more easily profit from knowledge. I am not an expert at these by a long shot, but I...
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