Yes, the issue is not the actual cost of postage I believe. It is that a 3rd party has to travel to the auction house, collect the lot and package...
Yes, the actual mailing cost is probably 20 GBP, or less. And the auction house is not unclear about their policies (i.e., they are not directly...
Alas, I need more friends…
Thanks for the link! And what would you charge to pick up a package from London? :happy:
Joe, were your books from a bookseller or an auction? Booksellers ship directly via Royal Mail, as you say, but auction houses (at least some) do...
Coin collectors are generally blessed with auction houses that do their own shipping at modest cost. Collectors in other fields are not so lucky,...
Siscia. Here is the listing from CNG: Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.19 g, 6h). Siscia mint. Struck circa AD 294-295. DIOCLETI...
Congratulations on the new purchase! This is one of few threads I can participate in as I only have four Roman coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If it sold for a "fair" price you just might see it come up in dealer stock soon. It's possible you could even get it for less than you would have...
Good Lord. There are members of my family I would sell for some of those coins. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Sorry to hear you missed out, it can be frustrating to be outbid on something you really want. I know nothing about these coins but if it really...
I was watching 25 coins in the Leu auction, all Roman Imperial. That is a large number for me but it was because there were a lot of duplicates in...
Congrats on your first purchase. And welcome!
Nice coin! I underbid one coin and was comfortably outbid on two others.
Some seem to be suggesting that if it is a denarius it is Imperial and if it is a drachm (or some fraction/multiple of drachm) it is Provincial....
Is this the same mint (building, people, whatever ...) that changed ownership briefly under Vespasian or a completely different institution? I'm...
I do not see the mint at Ephesus listed among the cities with Roman Imperial mints, such as here and here. I have found it listed among the...
1. The auction house never wants a sale to total up below estimate because that would be bad press. 2. People are enticed by the low estimate and...
In my opinion, it's just money supply. Pure money supply. In the last 10 years trillions of dollars have been created out of thin air. That money...
I don't have any basis to say whether 3800 Euro is a fair price for this coin or not. What I do know is that prices increase dramatically for the...
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