I like it. You are right that AE2's are nicer coins from Theodosius. Most you ever see are 4's and maybe a 3. Happy birthday Mat!
Well, um, yeah that is not right, not even close. ;)
Why does it suck? It just goes through probate, no big deal unless you have a large estate and then owe taxes on it. If its that large of an...
Well I was especially talking about Doug's with a circle I would love to have an example of. The first coin I was assuming they were file marks on...
EVERYTHING in a capitalist society can go down. Cloud is right, it scares me also how some believe there is literally no circumstance in which PM...
And the auction house does not have their own experts? Every person who authenticates coins works for a TPG? Sorry man, but large firms have...
Lol, ours retone actually quite nicely after they have been cleaned. You cannot tell it from the pic, but my avatar has a light pretty rainbow...
Makes me sad in my pants to see what has happened to a nice coin due to this toning premium nonsense. Just as sad as when in the 70's I saw nice...
Heck yeah I would. If the provenance were there, that is more important than what a TPG thinks of it. I know its scary for you to believe it...
Well any private SDB place would make me nervous. I would prefer having a large bank who has a lot more to lose than my account if they we found...
Does a PCGS or NGC piece of plastic make such a rare coin any better? Is my Marc Antony coin LESS of a coin since its not hermetically sealed in...
I especially love Doug's example, as it easily shows how the dies were laid out for production. I will have to keep an eye out for one. :)
I am just saying sir thousands of people have done the same and learned their lessons. If you wish to experiment on something that could be...
Hmm, probably $1800 but those were 1995 dollars. I went nuts in 1995 buying a $1800, $700, and $500 coin. They are probably worth about $7800,...
Yep. Why experiment Detecto when 40 years of numismatists have already done so and have a verified product that works? If you wish to experiment,...
Justafarmer's response was correct. Zimbabwe has switched to USD for currency, in fact we shipped a bunch of $1 coins to be used there. There may...
I would recommend, if someone is not into varieties and errors, a nice 5x loupe. For grading and the like there is never any reason to go higher....
Correct. Its one of the most seen ancient copies around in the US. Readers Digest sent it out as a publicity piece in the 50's. I think I have had...
Myself, I would never downgrade a coin for these. In fact, its absolute proof that its an early strike and this fact should be notated. I...
I would never label myself a dreamer. :( I simply feel where there is true free trade it always benefits both parties. I am for tariffs when...
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