I couldn't agree more with Doug's comments.
I just posted my fav in another thread, but this one comes in second [ATTACH] TRAJAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER...
Babies, both of you. I'll gladly give you a few years off my age.
Yeah, I saw that cloud today as well....
Ancient coin communities on Facebook? Really? I'm an old fuddy duddy and almost never use Facebook other than to see pictures of my grandson....
Depends on what you mean by "young". I think we have some young collectors in our midst.
Wait! West Virginia? Barbarous? Well maybe just a little, but we speak Greek, I mean Virginian, with just a slight twang.
You sound like a man after my own heart. I have worked at something my entire life or at least as young as to be able to walk neighbors dogs,...
ANYTHING! Even a baloney sandwich. I will appreciate whatever is gifted.
I'll be the oddball and say it looks like a short scepter. I certainly do not see a child in any manner of attire.
Go for it!!!!!
+1
Those are good points Carth, but I won't say I will not buy a slabbed coin. If it looks like one I want and the price is right, I can break it...
Every now and then? I almost snorted my coffee out my nose. Thanks! I needed a good laugh.
And drive up prices even more.
And I vividly remember my second coin purchased near the same time from the same dealer: [ATTACH] AUGUSTUS AE Quadran OBVERSE: SISENNA MESSALLA...
1980/81 (I think) was the year I first purchased an Ancient. I was living in El Paso, TX and stationed at Ft Bliss at the time, of that I am...
I wonder if this dealer has a website? I would be interested in driving up the prices for our newest member. ;)
I wasn't around here when Mat started, but I remember VK and Gil when they began their Ancients journey. Congrats to both and keep em coming.
When this coin was purchased, this is what it looked like. [ATTACH] After a lemon juice treatment, it now looks like: [ATTACH]
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