I hope others come on later and jump all over me for being paranoid, but that coin makes me nervous. Style, surfaces, everything is making me...
Like most things in life, it depends. Treehugger gave you a nice writeup if you are looking to collect large silver coins. However, this is posted...
Well, silver will tone. Honestly, toning is really an extremely good thing. One, it provides a defensive layer to the metal. Two, once you educate...
Regardless of whether this was Littleton or not, ANY dealer refusing to honor a printed price in a current offering would never again get one cent...
I used to be that way too but slowly getting over it. Its amazing how many coins you acquire when you buy group lots. I believe I have three US...
I bought a little junk world coins. Premiums still not representative yet. If prices stay around here, premiums should decline to normal.
My main interest in these has always been early-middle issues. I have a few late ones from lots, but never really paid attention to them I guess. :(
Tbh i never knew there was such a reverse.
Sogdian Traders has some information, but a lot more about chinese than persian due to the nature of the letters they found. Persia's major...
Same reason Sassanids were never debased. Always remember Persia was the critical link in the silk road. As such, their coinage was the default...
Well we have a long, proud tradition of doing something incorrectly, but by gosh none of you "others" on this planet are going to change our...
Now you've done it.....
Some were, but not that common. More common was Sassanids taking THESE coins, hammering them flat to obliterate any details, and striking their...
I agree with Ripley. The problem with people using coins to revise history is many times dates and geography are meaningless. There are loads of...
Krispy gave a nice answer, especially about the dangers of listening to anyone as if they know what will happen, especially short term. If you...
Conder might be able to answer better, but I thought there were series of laws passed specifically because of the 1856 FE cent and all of the...
Which metals are "precious" and which are simply scarcer or valuable is a thin line. Many rare earth metals are MUCH rarer, and MUCH more...
Legally it has long been ruled that coins are private property. Any government does not have any claim over the coin after it has left their...
By diagnostics like lack of detail in protected areas and overall look of the coin, I would sure assume its a cast copy.
Is that true? I really do not think it is. The Byzantines simply switched to the scyphate form for whatever reason around the early 11th century....
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