Yeah, I know for a fact that the method of payment does not change the sales tax applicability. Honestly this is exactly why the government wanted...
While I can understand many people's hesitation with blue cents, since it is a trait of many cleaning products, it can also be NT is certain...
This remark is exactly why I have told this board toning used to devalue a coin. Toning can always hide marks, and therefor a deduction to the...
Currency speculation is a tough play. There is no bottom, look at Zimbabwe. Mugabe trashed that economy so badly I own a 10 trillion dollar note,...
I doubt they will ever be worth much. Most modern coinage is mostly junk lot stuff. If you ever want to put modern coinage aside, only think about...
Not a lot of Sassanid collectors here I have noticed. Whenever I get the new camera I will post a few. I know they are a little different but I...
What type of dinar are you referring to? Dinar has been used for over 1000 years as a denomination, deriving from the Roman denarius. Any coin,...
^This exactly. I bought one in the 70's for half the price of a silver dollar, and in the mid 80's bought a roll for almost the same price. The...
Do people really think in the future a "S" mint will be needed to fill a complete set? Sorry, but absent a mintmark, and no definitive way to...
Any coin shop who actually know ancients could have at least noted era and if correct style to possibly be gold. I think that short of a pic it...
Of course I mispoke, (typed), I meant solidus, maybe aureus if before Constantine. 8 grams is just way too heavy for Roman gold. An orichalcum...
Over 8 grams and 300AD I simply do not know what it is. I do not recall any Roman gold that heavy. Without a pic I simply am not picturing what...
It would be a Roman follis[edit: I meant solidus] most likely. Byzantine are more common than Roman, but Roman are available. What was the weight?...
The old adge applies here John, the only stupid question is the one not asked. Please do not ever feel bad for not knowing something. WE are here...
I do not see it as cleaned. I definitely think having it certified would raise its value, its just will that be worth it. A TPG is not cheap, and...
I am not the expert on these, but the motto looks right, the shape of the D looks correct, so absent other information I would say this is an...
Greek bronzes are a whole other world. This is the stuff where good references, and good memory come in. I have a pile that I haven't been able to...
Winged, I think you are reading into it too much. A lot of these things are extreme cases that peeve us off. My example was a bargain that the...
Just pointing out that the Fed was created and operating for a couple of decades before FDR's gold order. Your posts make it sound like they were...
If it is a true gold stater, (a stater being a eastern Greek denomination), then it is worth way above what melt would be. If it is authentic then...
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