1. No weight or diameter provided for the coin. 2. No possibility of examining it in hand prior to purchase(?) 3. No money-back guarantee of...
VirginiaMan, this suggestion is well worth heeding. If you're looking for a certain price range, or types of coins (Greek silver, Roman gold, 12...
I find this type of thinking (with regard to collecting ancient coins) completely bewildering, and reinforces my belief that grading of ancients...
It's not my intention to defend Bertolami, but I clicked the site's terms and conditions, and it took me less than 30 seconds to scroll down about...
Do collectors of U.S. coins buy solely, or even primarily, based on a coin's grade, even if the collector himself cannot visually differentiate...
Curiosity about a coin's price is understandable, but this thread isn't about a coin's price, but rather its relative expense within your personal...
Let me clarify that coin #2 (my coin) was determined by the auction house to be a forgery, NOT coin #1. I didn't make this very clear in my...
While everything you describe in your experience is detestable, I do have one observation: you would have a stronger case for a refund if you had...
Yes, and I think Nicholas would agree with you that he meant to write something like "...so as to "restore" devices or legend to their condition...
That's impressive -- a lot of work, too. On a different note: So, you discover a coin on the ground from a hoard, pick it up, a chunk of dirt...
Thanks for clarifying their process and correcting my prior post. Do you know if CNG examines the coins in hand, or just from the picture...
Think about the legality of doing this. What if CNG wanted the seller to write that the coin was tooled, and the seller disagreed? What happens...
I've disclosed his name on this site before. I've been working with the same dealer who aided Mike Gasvoda in assembling his monumental Roman...
At the risk of splitting hairs, I would point out that the above linked coin is from one of CNG's electronic auctions, not from one of their...
In my 12-year personal experience working with a specific dealer, I can absolutely attest that yes, there is at least one dealer for whom...
Expertise varies greatly, even at third party grading companies. And Heritage has in the past sold slabbed bronzes that have been tooled, without...
I agree completely. Paying a service fee for a detailed evaluation and opinion, and getting a one-word description of "Tooled" in return for that...
These pictures lack sufficient detail to speculate further on their condition, and there's nothing libelous or illegal about posting links to the...
A general observation: the surface of your coin, both obverse and reverse, is the oddest looking texture I've ever seen in a picture of a Roman...
If you want further information on your coin, including speculation on its authenticity, you need to supply the following: 1. Weight in grams, to...
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