That is fantastic! I had to google Amphipolis, fascinating info.
As a young boy, I remember seeing pictures of this one in the Red Book and thinking, "Well that's weird, how did that happen?" Thought the same...
I love the lion attacking the bull on your coin! I've got this one, a posthumous issue of Alexander. I had to buy this because my middle name is...
RRRRR, one known You love to see it. What does "fr. 219 var" mean? Is this a slight variant of a more common coin?
This, right here. This is why we are collectors. I did the same with this one. 3 days at FUN, saw this in the first hour. Walked around for quite...
I feel like most of my PL coins were silly spending. One of the biggest premiums I ever paid was for my Hawaii 25 Cents, NGC MS-64PL. I paid $3000...
Quite often Mercury. Everyone saying to give them to kids is insane.
The problem is, many of these were reprocessed with Mercury. Definitely not something you want in the lake, or in the hands of children. A few...
An excellent book, and I highly recommend it for the specialist. Not a book for a beginner, but it thoroughly describes the history and...
Fantastic story! Thanks for sharing, I really appreciated that.
Cool coin, and it looks really nice. Out of curiosity, how many of the conspirators have coins? I knew about Brutus, but I didn't know Cassius...
Die states apply to business strikes as well as proofs. I have a chapter in my book that talks about die states and how they appear on coins,...
If half dimes count then I'll post this one. I don't think I've posted this in a while. NGC MS-64 PL. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I believe you are talking about the book I wrote. You can find a link in my signature below. I try to explain why coins look the way they do, and...
I've got a couple other PL Mercs I'll show if you want.
Sal, you can't post a thread like this and not expect the prooflike appearance.... NGC MS-67 FB PL.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I realize that this is in the US Coin forum, but I'm gonna be bad. 1821 Guatemala 1/2 Real, NGC MS 65PL 1821 Guatemala 1 Real, NGC MS 64PL...
Thanks. I strongly dislike websites that are clearly designed for mobile phones. This appears, as you say, to simply link to other auctions...
The what? Gonna need a little more info.
Just curious... if you don't know anything about it, why would you bid on it? I also don't know anything about it.
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