What's the end game, though? it doesn't make sense. Money laundering to legitimize income doesn't make sense because these sales are very public...
A lot of times the real winner is the underbidder.
I've never taken a loss (I would rather hang on to it than take a beating)... but, if you compare the returns to the S and P 500, or even a high...
It appears that this person didn't know what he/she was doing. The initial purchase for 20k was impulsive. Comps last year when it was purchased...
This one is my coin. Same grade--MS62, PCGS. I was curious about the GC to Heritage coin because it would have given me an idea of what my coin is...
$20,250 at Great Collections https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1428114/1808-Capped-Bust-Left-Gold-Half-Eagle-PCGS-MS-62 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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Not a fan of grading in the first place, even though I get mostly graded that I eventually crack out. I end up with graded since most of the...
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I had embarked on a goal of collecting all Carson City Double Eagles; the 1870-CC however was too expensive for my blood, so the collection was...
None in general, but a famous one. e.g. Eliasberg, Stack, Biaggi, etc
12 Caesars in gold is out of the question for me price-wise (Caligula, Galba, Otho, Vitellius are all out of my price range). Also, I'm more...
That is a great pick-up on that Trajan aureus! Prices have been inching upwards lately
These are beautiful coins indeed! I would need to move out some coins that I'm not that in to to make room for these. They have been on sale for...
Would the Commodus aureus be considered a plate coin as well? Not sure what they mean by Biaggi 1016 "(this coin)"
This is another help me pick my next aureus thread: which one is the better coin? (Wish I could get both). Also, what’s a fair price for either?
Deal! As soon as I get any one of JoeAncient's Boscoreale toned coins this Nero is yours! :-)
Got it! My newest addition! Thank you all for your insight
The old slab was scratched up in the reverse, so I had this re-slabbed last year. The old slab wasn't an OGH so no premium lost there (kept the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My Trajan Aureus, minted in Rome, AD 114-117. I definitely overpaid (I was just watching the hammer price--I forgot about the...
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