I love the parrot comment. Every time I hear the word parrot, I think of Monty Python,"This parrot is never more, its bloody pushing up...
Personal experience. I know a man who was wanting to get into coins. He bought a few old silver dollars from a friend of a friend. When I let him...
Grading them is similar to grading any coin. Look at what a perfect one would look like and judge the level of wear on the current example. Every...
To all of those who "want" any of these pieces of garbage, do you realize the damage you are doing to your own hobby? By buying such stuff you are...
I read an article in the WSJ the other day, so I went to Aliexpress. Anyone who wants to know how scary these fakes are, and how cheap, should go...
This coin in particular has to be one of the toughest to find a perfect example of. They simply made the die so busy that any offcenter strike or...
Lol, now you are thinking like Chris John! If one is good, two are better!
When I bought mine, my requirements were a full camel neck, ARETAS showing, and decent artistry on the figure. It all depends on what is most...
I didn't see anyone else correct the OP so I will, its actually Khusro II. About Khusro II; the reason the coins are so common is he was in the...
I agree completely. I feel the lack of change in US coinage is more an example of lack of US leadership than it is something to be proud of. There...
I would have to say, not to be a homer, but US coins. We are about the only ones who haven't devalued or completely changed sizes of our coinage...
Rereading this thread and have to agree with you about the allure of completing a set when close. Even me, one of the most vociferous anti-set...
Now famous/influential people would be interesting. Be warned, though, that many collect these simply because they were famous, raising prices....
Eh, do it in gold. RIC 35 and 61 do not have ELAGABAL. ;)
I sure hope you didn't mean me in this assertion. The reason I asked him was I literally have met collectors who collected the 12 Caesars because...
Its hard to tell you how to get a focus. Certain areas simply speak to you. I am a fan of multiple focuses, (obviously), and people think I just...
Nice quiz Warren. The one type I really like that was not on there, (and I think would make a fabulous addition), would be the Emesa stone reverse...
Maybe I am just getting old. Number one simply looks like a poorly stored coin to me, and all I see is corrosion on the edge, not pretty toning....
Lol, boy, just think if your daughter and my son got married. Imagine the joint coin collection they would inherit! :)
I take my 4 year old to shows, and have taken my 2 year old. I would say at 2 be prepared to walk away from tables and not really have time to...
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