Another aspect to consider is some of us are "intelligent accumulators". In ancient coins, hoards hit the market, get dispersed, and then the coin...
I agree, look great on a wall. I always considered getting one of these. Yours is the grey background, didn't they also make another color...
Supposedly. I have never seen one that I would believe was authentic to the timeframe. The problem I always had with the story of the racketeer...
Not a specialist in British India, but remember what was going on when these were struck. They had a lot more important issues to worry about that...
Fair enough. My comments were already ignoring that, but concentrating on all of the bagmarks on her cheek, neck, eyes, in fron of her face. All...
Copper is thicker, but I honestly do not know sir.
Instead of "I am an FBI agent" maybe his handle should be "I am a friggin idiot". Or, maybe not, who knows, to paraphrase an old saying, "there is...
Maybe I am getting old, but I just see a badly battered, (and unfortunately the worst is in the prime focal area), BU double eagle. I do not see...
Common Ching cash. Looks authentic, but VG grade. In bulk these go for as little as $.20 each. I agree, though, that if you like it $3 is nothing....
Is it really thin? I almost see an Ummayid denar there if you rotated it a quarter turn.If its not really thin, its not islamic silver, but could...
I agree. Btw, you do not need to be a financial planner to have an informed opinion on macroeconomic events. I passed the CFP exam years ago, and...
Hmmm, Amanda might have said it, but its not a new term. Heck, I heard the Hunt Brother and NFA catalogs described as coin porn in the 80's. :)
I think most on CT wouldn't sir, but you cannot deny our culture's inherent disdain and lack of understanding of cultures foreign to us. Heck,...
I have never heard that. Yes, the Chinese liked the 8 reales, due to their own coinage being underweight and extensively counterfeited. Chinese...
Hopefully he is busy working a job and too busy to participate here. He is a young man who needs to learn the value of a hard week's work. I...
But what of things like removing active bronze disease Doug? Do you consider this just "cleaning"? Badthad's product helps with mild stuff, but...
Correct, I agree. Go back further in time and you will see more variability than you see from the 17th-19th centuries. Such a stable, "fixed"...
Btw Doug, yes, gold has been nearly valueless in many, many cultures in the last 6,000 years. Placing a high value on gold is a LEARNED trait. The...
The law is an abject failure here. Dealers quitting or moving out of state, outside coin firms refusing to ship into MN, everything. It feels like...
True. I am just old fashioned I suppose. The literal meaning of conserving is to preserve. That is why I chafe at calling normal cleaning as...
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