I understand that is WAS done, but I thought by this time, due to all of the scandals regarding trials leaving the mint to dealers, that it was...
I thought they never made it to the cashier where the public had access to them. The $10's did for a short while, but the US always have contended...
I think it was easier to swap a gold coin for a trial and other things, as well as buy errors. THese simply weren't a big deal. However, they have...
Detecto, many of us have posted how non-coin auctions are full of damaged, low grade coins on purpose. THe auctioneer buys them since he knows his...
I hear what you are saying, but I look at it in reverse. The beauty of ancients is YOU decide what a "set" of anything is. ANonymous bronzes? You...
What most do is simply measure the dollar versus a basket of currencies, and then measure how much the price increase or decrease in PM is due to...
Yes, I picked it up in Chicago, but haven't read through it yet. The coins look a little higher end than I get, like all gold for the Kushans. I...
Actually your right Doug. I thought it was part of the damage from the o****ermark whcih is about 7 oclock on the reverse, but a mark like yours...
I just bought one of these from Harlan Berk last month. I do not remember a test cut on it though, so I will pull it out and look at it. My bird...
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You know the funny thing Bill? When I saw this piece, I would have sworn it was Ostrogothic. The reverse is stylistically identical to my...
Personally I would have chosen his #2 pick as his #1. Thats the beauty of it, though, right? Since all of us have different tastes, there are...
Nice portrait on the Caracalla. It seems his personality comes through on coins better than most. :) Btw Randy I seriously disagree its only a...
Just saying, I have never heard of a $200k house renting for 2k a month in a couple of decades. Most friends of mine are lucky to get half of one...
Roth is simply the nomenclature of post tax contributions. You can have Roth 401k's as well. The plan at work, of which I am the main trustee,...
Yeah, I would buy 10 at that price man. You did well.
I like them a lot. I wish I would have bought more when they were cheap, along with more pillar dollars. They are getting to be pretty popular, so...
Yeah, that would be a very common coin. Maybe I just have been away from my Chinese cash too long. :( I sure would have picked that one out of...
Heck, we all look at coins differently. I used to specialize in these when I was into US coins, and collected XF-AU predominantly. However, I...
I think that coin would be the favored, and highlight, of 99% of all ancient coin collections. Spectacular coin.
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