Wow that is really a good deal. I dimly recall paying nearly $ 1,200 for a common circulated Venetian ducatoon issued around the 1790's. That...
Now that is a beautiful scene. One day I'll try to get some more talers but I imagine this one is quite expensive?
So it's an electrotype? or at least some sort of cast? Sorry to hear that, multiple talers are very hard to come by. From memory, none of my...
When I was very young I used some of my coins (Morgan dollars & Franklin halves) to make tin foil molds from which I used to make wafers of...
Thanks Panzerman. Actually you should've name the Rottweiler "Sleipnir" as that was the name of a creature. Maybe "Odin", if small enough,...
Who buys the initial cards though? This one was autographed so it apparently was some sort of special release. Do kids come up to Mr. Trout...
The Football case is better documented. Even before covid the NFL has had declining ticket audiences. "But fans are now less inclined to go to...
"Coin dealers are speculating that the new buyers aren't interested in numismatics, at all, and they may sell off that portion of the business....
Wow, what an amazing assortment. My favorite is the Regnum Francorum/ Merovingian coin. Like many others I've developed a morbid fascination for...
A really stunning LIMA halfcrown and a nice writeup. While not an expert in coin grading of these it appears to fall well within the ms category....
I was a little high: I guessed 67. Still a very pretty coin. The "supposed scratches on the cheek", that others have written about, appear to be...
Oh there's a dedicated Polish thread if you're interested...
My last war nickel I got at face value: so I guess that makes me an expert on these grades? I'll go for a 67.
I'm up for an AU-58. Reverse looks unc but no one cares about that.
And then there's the other side of the coin: dealers who offer next to nothing for US coins hoping to quintiple their money.
Well it's clearly a proof and since I mainly collect business strikes it's out of my league. Clean fields: at leat the photos you've provided...
That's a beautiful mining thaler. Regarding crowns the somewhat lax standard used was that these coins could be from 20.0 grams and above. Also...
Also a factor in the valuation of these coins at the time was the social stability and existing currency. In 38 BC There was a lot of social...
There is a thread here giving the classification of the four? different varieties of J. Caesar Elephant coins. Would anyone have the link?
Well I was off quite a bit. I didn't pick up the rin damage on the 15 kreuzer. I guess you're a professional dealer?
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