Well one expert and one guy who reads a lot of coin books looking at the pretty pictures. :)
I agree with everything Ardatirion posted. In the proper venue at a proper price I see nothing at all suspicious about this coin. Ancient greek is...
Try collecting ancients, that will fix your problem. :) I waited 2 years searching evey auction catalog, show floor, and internet sites to find a...
We have all done it. :) I bypassed a 1884 SL half once since for some reason my mind saw proof as the grade, but it was really MS. It hit me a...
I tell you, the one thing I would know about any price guide for these would be one word, UP! The prices I have noticed have seriously escalated....
Lucky man, I usually have the opposite luck. :(
Agreed sir. I am not usually a patient person, but coin collecting taught me to be. First it was because I lived in a sparsely settled state and...
I thought about coins while watching my 2 month old. Other than that just posting here.
Lol, if the "dumbest" think you ever do in coin collecting is buy that nice looking IHC I wish I had your luck! :)
Looks like cheap Chinese imitations. "I don't know anything about these coins", yeah I bet. I bet the seller knows they bought them cheap. :(
But aren't having some of them better than none? :)
I have to ask why do you hate them? Personally I don't hate any coin. Some I love more, but I don't hate any. My advice, unless you need to funds...
No sense arguing, its clear he has never dealt with Finance in his life since he assumes companies keep billions in FRN's laying around, and does...
I agree with Gao. Sixth century follis or 40 nummi. From the pic of the obverse I do not think it will rever be identifiable as to emperor unless...
All I will say is if I wish to hold British pounds I would not be so stupid as to hold notes with no interest, I would be smart about it and buy...
I have stated it like 4 times now, and so has Cloud. US treasuries are the majority of US dollars in the world, I simply do not know how to...
Cool, thanks for the update. I had seen coins of both, but since weren't interested in them I guess I never paid attention to how much they went...
Are they? I could have sworn I have seen them for sale, just never knew they were supposed to be scarce.
Mary, I would highly suggest getting the Redbook. Its great for new collectors of US coins starting out. Also a copy of the ANA grading book...
Very interesting coin, especially when you here the back story, like a lot of ancients. :)
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