Location of the hubs? Philadelphia Mint.
Ah, that's right. Thanks, @mikenoodle. I stand corrected.
Without researching it, there is a vast difference between "could be minted" and "were minted". Pretty sure they were all going to be Peace...
For "the correct Laodicea", how about these? Pretty sad shape, but they would work, yes? https://www.ebay.com/itm/392017059893...
Thanks, Doug. So... I know now to stay away from Laodicea ad Mare and Laodicea Combusta... based on the map on the Wikipedia entry for the 7...
http://mentalfloss.com/article/540282/13-year-old-amateur-archaeologist-discovers-silver-hoard-danish-king [IMG]
One pretty cheap, one pretty nice and fat. 1) $35 shipped (SALE PENDING) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 2) $525 shipped No test cuts,...
I dunno... it is a cool holder for sure, but will it protect as much as a top 3 TPG enclosure?
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In that case, I think that I'd be willing to go as early as you think they'd still be in circulation (100 BC?) to make the coins more affordable...
@lrbguy thanks for the info. Does it help at all to get coins from the 1st century BC? I.e., not minted/contemporary with the Apostle John but...
The coins could have been minted in the 1st century BC (and still been in circulation), all the way up to the middle/late 1st century AD. Does...
Thanks! "Rough" is okay... as long as there is still some meat on the bone, I'm interested. Is the Geta that I posted from the correct time...
@Mike Margolis , thanks for the research! But... aren't they all (with the exception of the Augustus coin) from the 2nd century AD and later?...
I already have my "go to guy" looking, but I thought I'd put this out there for everyone. I've already contacted @John Anthony, @Valentinian, and...
Boredom, making rings, to make people wonder, the list goes on...
[IMG] (all hail, @paddyman98) https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dryer-coin-vs-spooned-coin.304963/#post-2888999
Nice. I don't think I've ever seen a U.S. Classic Silver Commemorative in a dealer's junk bin before.
Hardly looks like the same coin! NICE score!
I know that the odds of finding a shipwreck are pretty slim (anyone have statistics?), and the guys who *do* find them put in years and years of...
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