I would perfer not to buy ex jewelry coins for my collection and you make a good point that I tend to agree with... however (devils advocate...
I agree with your line of thinking when it comes to willful destruction however he is not proposing to melt the coins down for bullion or...
I know I'm a bit late to this party and the mods seem to have already stepped into this thread but I want to first of all say welcome @HBrider and...
Half the fun of getting group lots of ancients is identifying them. Not sure how much extra you are prepared to spend but a few suggestions....
[ATTACH] Panama or 1932 next.
I always think it's great when a representative of a major dealer/action house takes the time to reach out to the collector community to address a...
I'm curious as to how many of you wrote to Vcoins about these dealers after the first A to Z thread broke? I sent them a message recently asking...
[ATTACH] 1985 John Paul II 100 Lira - Vatican (or Italy?) or 1985 next.
Now that you mention it I can actually recognize some of the building profiles. Here is a picture from a recent trip looking at the Church of the...
You guys all have this way wrong. This is obviously a commemorative coin celebrating Isiusiisiuisii the Great's victory in the first ever ping...
I don't know if I would call it my favorite coin but I find this one very interesting. [ATTACH] It is the first ever coin struck by a Jewish...
[ATTACH] Italy or 1924 next!
I think most of that just comes down to the individual style and skill of the engraver. Remember that a lot of mints across the Hellenistic...
Not a stupid question at all. There is actually a lot of controversy about when images of Alexander first started appearing on coins. If you...
Well I bet that you and @FitzNigel will get along well then :-) Welcome to the forum and great OP addition. I really like how your example has...
I would say about 10-15% of my bids are winners. I don't think a low percentage of successful bids make a buyer out of touch because the market...
I have been waiting on a coin to pass through customs since January 19th. USPS pretty much told me the same thing I.E. "sorry but customs stinks,...
[ATTACH] US or 1866 next
Wow @Mikey Zee! Another slam dunk acquisition and a great post to go with it. This one might even replace the Seleucid tet as my my favorite coin...
I agree with others above that it looks modern. I am certainly no expert though so that's JMHO I have also not seen anything quite like it. I...
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