Hey, this is the ancient section. WE clean the heck out of our coins at times. :) Lisa, please show a photo of the front and back, (obverse and...
I agree. Its an interesting type, so if a touch higher grade would be an interesting coni to own, but in that grade there would be less demand...
How about the fact that NOT everyone in the world wants gold. What they want are goods and services that can be purchased in that currency, that...
Limes, barbarous, etc are always used to denote contemporary counterfeits. Contemporary counterfeits are collectible and considered an integral...
It is a nice coin. I know everyone likes to pick on him since he is enamored of it. However, if you look at it, it IS a superior example of a...
I clicked on the link and expected some monstrosity of a VF coin. What I saw at least from the pics did not look implausible. Did any of you...
I like the look of the Australian coin, but I always worry about coins with insets, will they stay inset? Secondly, any time a coin gets past...
Ty sir. I apologize if I misread your posts as advocating any such action. I just wanted everyone to be clear. :) Chris
If its barbarous, or limes, or "unofficial issue", won't that make id'ing it difficult? I mean, are you trying to id the coin it was copied from,...
If anyone wants an idea of the types of tax schemes people on the internet propose, here is a partial list from the IRS:...
Well, I guess Fatima you are not even aware that CPA's are allowed to represent clients in tax court, so in tax court a CPA is equivalent to a...
Its a Ptolemaic bronze. Due to the condition I cannot make out which Ptolemy it is. Struck from about 300-50BC
The only thing I would say about trying to claim face value as your compensation and pay taxes based upon it. Regardless of CJay's post, this...
:( You must have missed my review of Mr. Hartill's latest title here a few months ago. I agree with your assessment. Unfortunately I asked him if...
Hmm, well I have filed farmland as a like kind to apartment buildings, and similar. The only case I could see if you had female animals not being...
Always check with your tax professional of course. FWIW I am a CPA and have done many returns such as this, but always deal with your ta person,...
I would agree this probably is not a like kind exchange. However, I would not categorize it as falling under the collectibles rate, rather regular...
Well diversification for the sake of it is useless if they have a high correlation. Picking stocks that have negative correlations is ho you...
If you do not know how, and why, you are cleaning a coin the answer is never. If you know what you are doing, and why a coin needs cleaned, then...
Yes they have been counterfeited, but for the most part the old counterfeits were of great rarities and themselves are collectible. Bottom line...
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