Playing from @Stork's Somali coin, we sail due East from the coast of Somalia on the horn of Africa, slip beneath the southernmost tip of the...
Indeed! Wow, you remember the tale. One of those Tanzanian 5-shilingi coins was my weekly allowance when I was a 6-7 year old kid and we lived...
All right, then. Here are just a few more semi-random, quickie glimpses of the Chinese stuff. There are some cash coins, and a few do appear to...
Love the surfaces on that one.
Aha. Since I'm grabbing pix today, here are some of his from the Wikipedia article. Wow, talk about a dream coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I agree with @C-B-D. The coin has issues. That being said, it's still rather impressive in terms of detail. I wouldn't buy it, personally, but I...
I've never seen the Gem MS designation on an NGC Ancients holder (indeed, didn't know it existed), but I suppose that shouldn't be surprising, as...
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64. Purdy colors.
Fascinating snapshot into "a day in the life". Think of how much our knowledge about first century Roman life comes from Pompeii and Herculaneum....
Ah, thank you. To satisfy my curiosity, I Googled up some pictures. Wow, this siliqua is sure lovely. [ATTACH] As to Johannes, it seems he too...
Like this type. Nice example, too. No bull! I also like how Julian the Apostate is always (?) seen with a beard. Were any other late emperors...
Love the new avatar.
Nice. While I would know nothing about the relative scarcity of that reverse, I like the overall look of the coin. Also like the earthen patina...
Close. Haggled with the seller via a round of Best Offer and counteroffers. Pulled the trigger at $142.65 delivered. Seeing it in hand now, I...
With China, it's usually 1-3 weeks in my experience. Never had one take months, as I recall. But yeah, I can see how that would be a...
Heard of 'em. Never done business. I've bought from a dozen or more VCoins dealers, though, in several different countries. All good.
This just arrived from Spain. Took a little over 3 weeks to get here, which is about what I expected. [ATTACH] And this from a (reputable)...
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