I've found no problem in buying crowns of selected countries; though recently, I've gotten them from US auctions: not European ones. Also your...
I have one I paid around $450 for from Karl Stephens of CA. This one's a full guinea tho. Way before slabbing or numerical grading of foreign...
The regular news hasn't mentioned this hardly at all. I do see some references to this in that the ANA Summer Meeting [2018] is featuring a class...
A friend sent me a photo of an Athenian tetradrachm offered by the following Ebayer. I thought it fake so he then sent me their link. Not only...
A beautiful coin in my opinion. I tried to buy the unc 1818 specimen out of Eliasberg in 2005 but Don Canaparo outbid me on the floor to win the...
I resemble that remark.
Wow this thread really expanded! I guess there was a delay as everyone dug up their Probuses and photo'd them. Here's mine: bought from a retail...
Geta, silver teradrachm of Tyre, 14.424 g Sear 2900: Greek Imperial Coins & their Values, 1982, p. 274 Bellinger 86, 300 Pounds Ster.: 110. I...
Okay, I dug up my oldest US proof set and it was 1954, not 1953. I do have a run of PF sets from 1956 to 1970 minus the years for which none were...
Please note that my friend was from high school and I have no idea if he still has any of the proof sets. This is the 1st I've heard that they're...
Thanks very much for your detailed response. Since posting, I've also looked at proof cameo Mercuries which are another important element in the...
Oh heck with it. I can't grade which is why I collect foreign. I'm going for a 65 on your 1925 Peace dollar. I see a few carbon spots but not...
Well I think I've somewhat answered my question. I usually collect foreign so I'm not too familiar with US coins. Even in US, I've always...
The thing that triggered this inquiry was looking at some pix of 1942 PF halves on Heritage. I'll try to post the pix in question. The context...
hate to break the run of medals with an actual circulating coin but... This is one of the common Egyptian bronzes, however this one is double...
Occasionally I've thought about buying an old proof set. A friend of mine years ago got a run of these from his dad (1936-1942) who bought from...
Actually it seems there were several series of countermarks. Some increased the value and some decreased it. I think this is what you mean and...
About 8 months ago I tried to buy one of these at auction but this one guy just wouldn't let it go. I dropped out at this ridiculous price: about...
Hi Eduard, Well it's variable. I understand that high quality overstrikes, such as the British 1804 5 shilling Bank Tokens were all overstruck....
Actually my 1st Latin American coin was also a 1836 Peruvian Athena Standing, but an 8 Reales in VF bought at a coin shop. I was intrigued by the...
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