Remember, I am trying to coopt my Thai wife. :D
Yeah, but when coming up with my bid price I factored in the 3 best Parthians and set my snipe at that. The $355 was below that value. All of the...
Here are a couple of pics from the seller of a lot I received today. I think it was a nice buy at $355. [ATTACH][ATTACH] They are better...
Its good advice, but I would simply tell everyone to be leery everywhere. With gold as high as it is, even a 1 ouncer is a candidate to be drilled...
Well, I have been in their shop. You may have a soft spot for them, but I wouldn't be paying their asking prices for anything numismatic.
I don't think you have the right mint. I can see the mint mark I believe yours in my head, but cannot remember the name of it. The one listed...
Yeah, I think Hollywood messes up all history, but even larger I think most media messes up all history. I think we are the only ones who really...
Welcome to CT Julian. My one year old son has the same name. Hopefully he will get the collecting bug from Dad. :)
No, our coins are tough. I wouldn't handle them if you just handled acid or something, or get them intentionally dirty, but holding them with...
What is really happening is at a certain price point, say $5, people are willing to pay for say a barber quarter. So, if the melt value of that...
Yeah, but not very good ones of these. To be fair, these coins have become popular for crafts and decorations, and most of the fakes nowadays are...
I understand, but this only works to a point. If Bill Gates were a coin collector, why does he need another billion? There are only so many...
Exactly. I view the possibility of someone recreating a "complete" US collection as long gone. When this was accomplished you probably had...
True, we never know when and where it will move next. However, if you are patient you can decide what is a better point for you. I waited out the...
My favorite scene with a coin was from the series "Rome". A man was paying the surgeon for an operation, and the doctor was going through coin by...
Lol, you and nearly every ancient collector. That coin is considered one of the best ancient coins there is. :) If you like that one, you might...
Doesn't matter in the least as long as you learn. That is the goal, right? Heck, when I started here I felt like an idiot having to ask what the...
I never would Jim. :) Yes, that is the album Mat, thanks for the link. I will pull it out tonight and take another look at it. I was just...
Yes, it could be cut into 8 pieces, each a "bit" each, or if it were quartered each quarter of an 8 real would be "two bits". They were cut up...
No, its not fixed at all. In fact, tons of stuff only worth melt value today were once worth significantly more for numismatic value, like barber...
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