So, first, a ton of this gold bought for weddings is for show. Much is borrowed, and a lot not borrowed is sold back immediately after the...
Excellent post, but to your bottom line I would add a caveat, "unless you buy from a recognized expert in these like Kagin". Buying from an expert...
Personally, (and its always a personal preference), I prefer coins that were "coins". By that I mean items that were struck for, and used in,...
Eh, you don't know small. Some early electrum coins were 3 or 4 mm in size, weighing fractions of a gram. This is why silver and copper coinage...
I agree. I don't collect the minor variations much either, but there IS so much going on like off metal casts, (of course you are right Bill, I...
Nice Ban Liangs. Those appear to be the later, smaller issues. Is that correct? I have a wide range of these, ranging from the earlier issues, (up...
After that coin, I would say Indo-greek would be the second most common ancient square coin one would run across. Its definitely an "indian"...
I would say sir you are free to ask the OP in a PM the name if you wish. I would simply object to naming him here on the forum. These forums are...
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