Lol. Well I used to collect AU/BU capped bust half dimes actually. They were the cheapest coin with this design, could be found quite easily 20...
I would want to see it in hand to see if there is a luster break at the curls or hat. That is how we told in the old days between AU and MS....
While the reverse type of SC within a wreath is a long running series from Antioch, Bing is right that it does not note a provincial coin at all....
Btw, another equally interesting devolution took place in Bukhara. Starting with a Sassanids prototype, it devolved into Bukharan silver coinage,...
THcoins, the one change I would make to your chart would to be include a normal Perez and not a Hepthalite imitation. Contrary to some authors,...
It wasn't made green and red, or done on purpose by someone. Its just a coincidence of the toning on that spot. I think its great you like it...
Its a normal toning reaction that occurs on some ancient bronze coins. Red, if it is uniform throughout the coin, is a very desirable color to...
I see two things. One, remnants of the summer doldrums. Happens every year. Second though is what Doug is saying. Cheap stuff related to pm is...
Red is not a problem with copper coins. The only green you need to worry about is the light, powdery green we call verdigris. This is bronze...
Its a game that can work, along with some others. How it wouldn't work would be if the PO knew where it was mailed from, and someone in the PO...
I know pics can be deceiving, but I would say no. If you are the buyer, and are seeing the coin on the right, and that is the reason you are...
Maybe its because of my job. I have to be the nasty SOB at work, so at home I try to tone it down, hold hands, and sing koombaya.
I agree. Letting it go is for your benefit, not the seller. Life is too short to get in a snit over a couple of bucks. The seller lost a known...
Good points Bill. I guess I would, if I were coin king for a day, simply prefer it to be: 1. Starting Bid 2. Estimated value The estimate...
Honestly, it sounds like a situation many ancient collectors get into. Trouble is that his is a specialty collection, and local dealers will not...
Yeah, me too.....
It might be sir, both are spectacular specimens. I actually think that coin earned me points in his eyes, recognizing it to be a Starr...
Yeah, and I could say, "if you bought stock X in 2009 and sold this year....". Choosing low and high points in a market cycle does not prove...
Sir, I usually respect your posts as well. I am simply reacting to the tone a few pages ago when people were saying "almost all of my auctions are...
Did you even read my comments on how I arrange for snipes like once a week? Believe it or not I am not on Ebay all of the time, not do I care to...
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