OK. I'm sold. Is there any females rare enough that I should spend my $100 on an as/dupondius now, because she will be hard to find later?
So dupondius and As in the 25-30 mm range sounds like my best bet. By messed with, you mean counterfeited? Does that happen even at the $100...
Great everyoneI appreciate all of the help. I think I am going to browse quite a bit before I figure out what type of coins are going to best fit...
Fair enough I am feeling more and more educated by the second. I take it denarii were small silver, antoniani were very thin larger coins,...
Right I realized afterwards that there are also coins of Faustina I or SR., of which I think are some sest's. It seems that the sestertius are...
Ehh well females are preferable. There are dozens to collect right? Were there few of them that were minted as sestertii (sp?)? In looking at...
Additional question - what should be my go to sites to browse besides vcoins (and bargainbinancients)? I wasn't pleased with Vcoins Faustina II...
Headed to vcoins now to browse...any other suggestions are welcome as well.
So I am in the market to buy my 2nd individual ancient, following the Ptolemy I posted a while ago. I am pretty sure that I want to collect...
Except the people who get offended by rude comments in response to their purchases. Edit - oops - missed the sarcasm.
I like them quite a bit. Is there any way we could set up a dislike button or something, so that when someone says something rude and crappy like...
Yes. One of the few things I do not like about this site is people giving advice when they really should be keeping their mouth shut, because...
Or maybe he actually, you know, collects lowballs. Some of the lowball registry sets are quite impressive. I was going to do that until I...
I'm pretty sure what he was saying is any problem coin will be worth less than any problem free coin, regardless of the condition and detail...
Yes, thank you.
GDJMSP said: ↑ The sad truth is that in the greater numismatic community no problem coin has more value than another just because it has more...
I was under the impression that with the very early US coins, say the 1790s or whatnot, a holed coin with great detail would be worth...
This is an awesome thread.
The Bermuda Coat of Arms features a lion, who represents England, holding a shield etched with a ship that has been run aground. The ship in the...
I really think he was just saying "ATMs don't work for me cuz you can only take $400 out at a time....oh wait that probably would be enough for...
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