Nice idea. I have to go the other way with it. I have to bury my current purchases deep into the pile. Only after a little while can I pull...
I agree. I don't think it HURTS at all, but soap and water would be more thorough. I still would like to have some silver coins if ever stuck on...
The portraits done with Octavian are not as pricey as lifetime issues, its just some 12 Caesar collectors insist on lifetime portraits. That...
We all started somewhere. :) I started with a facing head larissa bronze with a hard green patina. Anyone who can visualize that coin will see how...
I would HIGLY encourage anyone interested in this series to check out our own Doug Smith's website and his article on these. Very informative and...
Do you have a Julius lifetime portrait? That is the one that would stop me financially. The "heavy hitter" of our coin club brought one in one...
Kinda hard for me to answer that question man. ;) PM me if you want an answer.
You working on the 12 Caesars Mat? I didn't know that. I am just too anti-hole filling of a collector to pursue them. OTOH, I do find myself...
Nice coin from my favorite little perverted emperor. For those not familiar with his "accomplishments", I highly recommend reading about him....
I would definitely agree with you OP to wade slowly in. There is a whole other learning curve to travel with ancients, best to not risk too much...
I would say so. IMHO, TPGers give some leeway to older issues. I have seen bruises on 18th century large cents and similar coins that would have...
That one is not cut, but the Byzantines and the Arab Byzantine definitely used cut coins. In fact, in the late 7th/early 8th centuries they used...
Love the token, though. Gorgeous ship. :)
But, "the market" is a private market. Someone OWNS it, (I happen to own stock in them). Does anyone here buy contracts, options, etc on the...
What size is the ban liang? Size matters. :) To be serious, these were made very similarly over a long period. The major differentiation for...
Good idea Bill. My name is Chris. I have collected US coins for about 35 years, and ancients about 15. Right now, I am concentrating more on...
Very nice style. I like this one a lot.
BTW OP, these grading skills you develop will carry over to all coins. So once you learn one, any other series is very easy, at least within US...
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