TBH, it will depend for most collectors on whether the coin folder listed it as an item "needed" for the set or not. If I were still collecting US...
Just asking the question, though, doesn't it matter whether anyone will care? Personally I wouldn't. I never collected proof coins at all unless...
I agree completely and its like the story of the 1883 nickles I related. Rarities, absent items like 09svdb that were hoarded at the time, tend to...
I saw this as well, and was buying in the same period. The only thing I would add would be for ancients I saw this development a little later than...
As Doug said, there has always been "bragging rights" between collectors. You will not ever change this, as a subset of collectors are simply...
I believe that number is for the coppers because the British simply refused to mint them for some reason. Again if I am wrong I would stand...
Not disagreeing sir. I was just wishing to apologize for not referring parthian questions offhand to your site, but to parthia.com. I guess I was...
Lots of reasons there are so many ancients. The primary one being logistics. Simply put, there were no banks. If you had a large amount of cash to...
I understand, but organic material is frequently found in flans, as well as as part of the find site in which the coins are dug.
Seriously? A man, who is married to an asian women, who has studied Chinese coins and numismatic history for over a decade, (not just bought coins...
Just remember that while poker is both skill and luck, the crackout game is mostly skill. Always repeat to yourself probably 100 dealers before me...
Well I disagree of course. Remember a lot of ancient coins are found in pots, in the ground protected from the elements. Also, nearly all ancient...
And don't forget www.cngcoins.com for ancients.
Dmitry, I was referring to the fact in Ching China, and for most other dynasties, the penalty for counterfeiting was death. This still did not...
This seems to be a "hot" investment idea, as a guy last weekend was asking me about this. The same answer still applies, extremely high risk, and...
I would think the same reason the Chinese have counterfeited circulating coins for centuries, they can counterfeit them for less than face value....
Oh you know it will! ;)
You do that too? Cool, I thought I was the only one. I have lots of coins I buy for myself, but find myself sometimes buying something just...
Of course sir you are right. I will change my post, (goes for showing what happens when you rely on memory. :)) Remember, though, this was the...
No pic, (its me, hey), but I might go with Julian II. Well, I kind of have to, I named my son after him. :) Yes, he wasn't able to push back...
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