Just as an aside here, this is one of the main reasons I left American numismatics. I just hate how they can say, "weak strike, worn die, etc...
Back to my original point, as I know we got a little sidetracked here. :) If I wanted to collect errors, (you want to see errrors, try...
They both made the same mistake, and lets assume its an honest mistake. There is no deception, the seller did not warranty that a TPG service...
It is only illegal to show a product that is not what is for sale. Just because they make the best possible looking burger for the ad, does not...
One other thing I would point out is that grades evolved as a mere descriptor of the level of preservation of a coin. There are no legal...
To the OP, the real answer is to educate yourself. I know its a lot to learn, but knowledge is the real foundation of this hobby. If you lack it,...
Real Mahogany is a very pricey wood only available from specialized stores like Paxton's lumber. I think most people would be shocked at how much...
But that is the point of a mahogany cabinet. The wood is more stable, (assuming African mahagony), than others so the coins are relatively safe in...
I was not aware that $20's were sold in sheets. Must be something new. In the past, ones and twos were sold that way, and it absolutely destroyed...
Thanks for your service too btw. I was in the first Gulf War and saw many of the fakes they were selling, so these are not new. Your coin is...
I would be extremely careful with this idealogy. Just because the fakers have not YET made quality fakes of pandas does not mean they they WON'T....
I like the coin, but my guess would be 63 due to the marks on her cheek and in front of her. Those count more than other places in my experience....
I belong to my local coin club, (not too local since it is still 20 miles of city driving), because it is one of the few ancient coin clubs in the...
Well it is by far NOT the largest hoard ever found. Maybe its the largest ever found in that field lol. I remember that in the middle ages about...
That is completely understandable Mac. I just wanted to point out that if the OP buys from trusted sources there is little if any chance of...
You could, but just be aware that slabbing ancients does not add value to most of us, and can actually destroy value. Look at Doug's pic above....
Like others have said, RIC stands for Roman Imperial Coinage. It was started in the 1920's and was not finished until the 1980's I believe. Since...
SL dollars tend to come in batches it seems. There are times draped busts are much easier to find, then a small hoard will hit the market for a...
Thanks again Doug for this very informative and intersting post. I hope if shows new and not so new collectors the gamut of non-imperial coins,...
There are very very few emperors that require serious money to obtain. A portrait Julius Caesar, (and he technically wasn't an emperor), Otho, and...
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