That must have taken you sometime to post. I learned much from your excellent historical perspective of that event. Here are some of my coins to...
Coins are the most recycled commodity on this planet. Even that FDC aureus probably was made from melted down older aurei/ or Celtic AV Staters/...
I have never been dinged HST yet on US coin shipments:rolleyes:
Eastern Roman Empire First Emperor Arcadius 383-423AD After Theodosius I died, his two sons became joint Emperors. Honorius ruled the Western...
That is why I just go to auction houses in US/ Europe/ Japan there are no taxes. But, we still get dinged with horrible 30+% exchange rate, and...
Got this from Stacks Auction last nite/ I scored 3 Italian Renaissance coins in 2 minutes/ no competition:) AV Scudo d'oro del Sole ND Bologna...
Here is a real Vatican coin won last nite Stack Auction. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would rather use the 1 million UK pounds to buy way nicer coins.....like this one AV 20 Dukaten 1741 Basel Sold for 1.3 m Swfrcs[ATTACH]
I posted these on World section/ but since they are Renaissance coins they belong here too. AV Scudo d'oro ND struck 1521-41 Genoa Mint MS-64...
I just get all my coins from foreign Auction houses:)
I would say Europeans/ Americans/ Canadians area living a"green lifestyle". Problem lies with polluters like India/ China/ Russia most Third...
I hate to be a party pooper, but mostly all coins have been recycled. I would are say most coins in collections have been struck from metal which...
I agree 100 percent! Ancients, well all coins really are works of art to be admired, not abused/ handled improperly.
Yes, I saw the action as an "internet" bidder. That WilliamIII/Mary AV 5 Guineas went for $312K! I could kick myself, I had opportunity to have...
I have lots of recycled coins... Here is one from Louis XIV AV Louis d'or 1691-I struck over a older version.....[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
AV Scudo d'oto del Sole ND Bologna Mint Papal States/ Bologna Pope Clemente VII 1521-34 MS-62 Clemente had a rough time as Pope. First of all,...
I might have to get one to pay for all my recent coin wins;) John
Here is first win: AV Scudo d'oro ND Genoa Mint Genoa/ Biennial Doges 1528-41 NGC MS-64[ATTACH]
Nice additions, like me you collect both sides (ancients/world):cat: John
Shake hands, I take crappy photos too!
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