You are putting together a wonderful collection Mukremin:). Thanks for posting.
Great photos. And very interesting coins too, since they are from the early years of the state. Congratulations :).
Your dealer's offer seems a little low to me. Have you checked online? Most of these seem to be buying 100 ounce silver bars for closer to...
Me as well. Besides, I don't like high gold silver prices, they are usually a sign of trouble. Silver and gold have done really well the last...
And pay in cash. I would love to have a local dealer like Apmex:).
I agree. Investing in numismatic coins takes research, but it is easy to buy simple bullion if you stick to reputable dealers.
[IMG] [IMG] Above are images of your coin, and I have attached a Buyid coin for comparison below. I cannot make a positive identification of...
People list them as Buyid coins. The independent dynasties issued their own coinage, and that coinage is usually listed under the name of the...
Let me be sure I understand you here: your dealer is telling you that anything under 100 ounces is a "rare odd weight" and he's going to pay you...
You go to groups.yahoo.com, and you can sign up there after searching for the Islamic coins group. It is kind of an old-fashioned set up, not so...
Yes, the Buyids were a separate (Shi'ite) dynasty in the tenth and eleventh centuries in Iran. They controlled the Abbasid Caliphs, who were only...
yes the inscription is worn, but it looks to me like Al-Muqtadir, as best as I can tell from a photograph. The first one mentions the caliph...
I have no idea, sorry. Have you tried asking at the Islamic coins group?
Maybe you could collect the whole family? :) Do you mean that both the coins I posted have inscriptions that are worn in a similar manner? It is...
They do have a wonderfully ancient look to them. But it is more a matter of the type of coin it is, than of its age. There are some very elaborate...
[IMG] [IMG] This is an Ayyubid coin of Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf II (1237-1260) of Aleppo. A similar example is posted below, and one...
[IMG] [IMG] Another Umayyad copper. Obverse: "La illaha..." etc . Reverse: ? "zuribah haza el-fils bi-Dimishq" (this copper was minted in...
Interesting stuff. Okay, what proof would I like? I would like proof that this is any different from any other commodities exchange. What they're...
Amazing! A non-stabbing retractable pencil. I never knew because I carry all mine in pencil boxes with my stabby pen nibs. Thanks for posting it.
GATA may be non-profit, but their members are heavily invested on the long side. What better way to get their message across? They are traders...
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