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One philosophy is to collect the "key dates" first so you don't run out of powder before the end, which is a common occurrence. But there's a...
My daughter is visiting her grandparents for the weekend so I have the house to myself! After cooking a dinner that I wanted to eat, and watching...
There is a definition of proof, but not everyone agrees with it: A polished planchet struck two or more times using specially polished dies....
If you want to buy them slabbed you should look at Heritage. Here's an example, there are many more. [ATTACH]
I'd say it depends on what you have and how you are selling it. If the coins are readily-available "stuff" then probably there's not going to be a...
The anepigraphic portrait is very pleasing. If the reverse looks as nice as the obverse you might have a hard time finding one for $1000 in the...
It's not a problem. The coin is not going anywhere. Even perfectly round modern coins can rotate in the holder.
That coin was on my list. It really is exceptional, I'm glad you won it. I was considering doing a super stretch up to 2x estimate for it but now...
Good choice. Great coin!
Looks a lot like this one from a Leu auction. [ATTACH]
That looks like an awesome summer project! Have fun!
I really dislike the term "serious collector" or "advanced collector" as a proxy term for someone who is buying expensive coins. Hogwash. You can...
In an area without widespread third party certification I agree it is important to view the coin in-person, either yourself or through an agent....
Not my field but here is an image from acsearch.info showing what I think is the same type. Definitely a lion on this coin, I would say. [ATTACH]
Nice coin! Great piece of history there.
Beautiful coin! I love the centering and detail on the obverse.
Wow! Great portrait!
Good choice on their part. Maybe they were embarrassed that their estimate was laughably low.
Might never get there! I will consider the collection "complete" if I get all the emperors who actually ruled over the city of Rome with some sort...
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