True, but Japan also does not care much for gold either. Their main demand, (and the largest one in the world), is for platinum jewelry. If you...
Nero actually had a ton more support throughout the empire than most people realize, (probably more than Nero himself realized). For decades,...
I agree. They are really common coins, and with the major flan defect it will never be worth more than a few bucks curiousity value. You can get...
Interesting countermark. Looks like Helios to me.
Its not uncommon for provincials to have better artistry than imperials, especially after the first century. Maybe its just my eye, but to me the...
True, when it was $4 an ounce it was no big deal. Isn't it funny how humans only judge pricing based upon immediate past precedent? That and how...
:( I wish I had an idea of what I own, let alone having them numbered. Maybe in a couple of years after I get my den squared away and the two...
I wish it would drop to $10 personally. Unless a person is done buying and is now purely in selling mode, I don't know why you wouldn't want the...
Nice one Mat. Tough to find them un-messed with. I always have had an affinity for the pillar dollars, but have a few of these as well. :)
Do people think we were holding this gold, protecting it, for free? Try going to a bank or security firm and ask how much they would charge to...
I would agree they seem to be popular right now. I think the interesting designs might continue to bring small premiums in the future, but I doubt...
Head looks like a coin from Phillip, but reverse says Alexander. From that and the flan, I also would vote fake, but I am not a real expert in them.
Garrum is pretty easy Bill, go to an asian market and get Nam Pla. Same basic product, and if needed you can add a few herbs the Romans used....
Its just a learning curve. If you are interested in ancients, I would highly recommend visiting Doug Smith's webpage and read all of his good...
Its a more unusual type, since typically Byzantine coins had the denomination listed in Greek letters, like a M for forty, instead of using X's...
I have the same rule, I can put up with smoothing but never tooling. Once a coin is tooled it no longer is an authentic ancient in my book.
If we all agreed CT would be a pretty boring place, eh? ;) Fair enough scenario you played out, and you very well could be right.
After reading this thread a couple of times now, I am pretty firmly convinced I am going to close my HA account. I refuse to support a firm who...
Might be. I would think lack of bad economic news from the US and no international incidents and we could be there. Some bad US economic...
Of course they are. One dirty little secret many do not know is these coins are made wet when sorting many times. When wet, its easier to see...
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