Nope, I did my research just fine. The original article said it started with a tip from the ex-wife. Then the kitco reporter could not dispute any...
http://www.kitco.com/news/2013-10-24/KitcoNews20131024DA-CPM-Group-Alleges-Whistleblower-Maguire-Has-No-Metals-History-Silver-Summit.html...
I would post them as well sir. Yes, it can happen you get a deal amongst fakes, but USUALLY where there are fakes, there are MORE fakes. I cannot...
Very nice one. Impressive.
I believe they are all Ekaterinaburg,(sp?). Frank had a large hoard of F-VF+ coins, but I think he sold out of the hundreds he had in a week or...
I was trying to stay out of the politics of it sir, simply saying this type of VAT tax has already been proposed here in the US, (everyone can...
Yes, and searching rolls is a good way to start. My suggestion? Buy a grading book, and grade every nickel. Also, buy vol I of the cherrypickers...
I would agree not trying to clean Mat. Those silver wash coins are the most difficult of all ancients to clean, with the end result frequently...
I have to admit liking 18th century russian coinage some as well. It started with Frank Robinson having a large lot of five kopecks in vf I bought...
Please read carefully US members. This is where we are headed at a very rapid clip the path we are on. :(
I always went the other way with it, using my coins to teach me the history. My favorite of course is the usurper wang mang. Ilove that article...
Its funny how I really only ever have issues with mail going through new york-jersey and ca. No other states have I ever noticed issues. Now some...
I would flip for that, (but yeah, what John said too) :D
Like most collecting, it depends. I have bought groups that were well mixed, but then again I searched them out. I go in and out of Cash,...
I understand, just clarifying for others who might read your post and think this might be the ONE book on the subject for an ancient collector. I...
Its an imitation of a Khusro II drachm. So proper cataloging would label this as Tabarisatan, half drachm, imitation of Khusro II. You can tell...
Yup. Seems about on par with Ebay nowadays. I wonder if there is just a large segment of the population that aren't aware that coin dealers and...
Kind of makes you proud the only designs the mint can come up with that collectors will like are old designs, huh? Sure looks like they are...
I have a stamp I had made with the word COPY I stamp into fakes. Then I give them away to kids. A permanent marker might be ok to mark them with...
I never said it was easy, that I was good at it, or even that most others succeed, just that it is possible with anything really. :)
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