A while ago, I bought this lot of Indian coins: [ATTACH] I don’t have a specific interest in Indian coins, but I thought it was a good price for...
Hello everyone Yesterday I tried to ID some civil war tokens that I’ve got. I ran into some challenges with this one: [ATTACH] This looks like...
The new numsmatic year has started well, for my part. I’ve been quite active, despite the current price rise on coins. I’ve been selling off some...
I got two acrylic frames for coins that are too thick for quadrum capsules today. They are cheap, and they sure look cheap too. I’m undecided on...
I received my two coins from the latest Naumann auction today. Some times I beat myself up for buying coins that nobody else wants, but I was very...
I bought some uncleaned silver coins before Christmas, and received them last weekend. One of them was this one: [ATTACH] Q. Caecilius Metellus...
I've been waiting for a letter from the Leu. Usually I don't wait for letters. They arrive when they arrive. But this time I was waiting for it....
[ATTACH] This is most of my numismatic library. In addition, I have all the Sear volumes of the latest edition. I’m currently reading «Ancient...
[ATTACH] As the photo shows, this quadrans has some issues. That is not the real issue here, though, because both the coin and I can live with...
About a month ago, I bought several small late Roman AEs; Theodosius II, Marcian, Leo I. You know those fun little 10-12mm tidbits of history. The...
Hello everybody. I’ve been on and off cataloging a big lot of Greek bronzes that I bought in some lots earlier this year. There have been some...
I followed the BAC auction on biddr today. Strange affair. 3/4 of the lots didn’t get a bid. I was the highest bidder on two ancient coins. One...
Hi everyone. English medieval coins are quite far from my expertise. So I need help on this one: Is it Edward I or Edward II? And, if anyone...
Hi everyone. This is my top ten coins this year. I have been very busy with coins the last year, and have bought a lot of nice coins....
Hi everyone I had a coin buying session yesterday, with a.o. the Naumann auction going on. Got a couple of nice new coins, this one was one of...
This is a rather long-winded article about buying a new coin. Hopefully it will be worth both writing and reading it. It is about: I, as in me, a...
[ATTACH] While performing my usual bottomfeeder auction routine, I came across this coin. I even had to outbid another bidder to get it, for the...
Hi everybody I have collected US coins for many years, but my interest is mainly in ancient coins. I’m thinking about selling my collection; a...
I followed the auction today, and it is just over. I’m not really sure what to think. I have limited insight in the high end Greek coin market....
I’ve been waiting anxiously for this Sundays Zevs auction. I had some coins on my watch list, and one in particular: I was pretty much set for...
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