If I recall, the export license from Austria->US took 3-4 weeks. Shipping was quick at < 1 week. So far, Austria is the only country I've run into...
Thanks! The coin will go into my album this weekend, and since I now have some photos of it I'll likely never remove it. The coin looks more...
Sure. N&N Collection. I admit that I gave them the benefit of the doubt since they have a Luxembourg address and I’m Luxembourgish. :)
Hello everyone! I just purchased this Philip II tetradrachm from a new dealer, and I think that it's real, but I wanted to double check with the...
What you say is true, but my concern is since there's no actual guarantee, one can't fully trust a slabbed coin as genuine. Even worse is that...
Keeping in mind that I'm a beginning collector in ancients and a non-collector in non-ancients, my understanding is that TPGs are vastly different...
My main concern isn't about the ancient fakes. For those, fourees usually show themselves with age. In some cases, the ancient counterfeiters...
The existence of so many fakes in John's lot does give me cause for concern. I've tried to be very careful in purchasing my ancient coins. Not a...
If the coins sold for high prices, I wonder if the buyer had cold feet - realizing he was paying way too much. I did notice that in Auction 101 a...
As I've mentioned in previous threads, I'm new to ancient coins. One thing that I've been lax on as I've built my small collection is...
My personal feeling is the scrape doesn't bother me that much. It's all about the history and your coin is quite stunning.
I'm a newbie myself. I'm sure I can be easily fooled by fakes, but the following are good practices I've learned so far: - Only buy from reputable...
+1 to that. Any batch containing relatively rare coins like Diadumenian and Athens drachms should be treated with great skepticism. Most reputable...
Although I'm not an expert in them, my understanding that an actual drachm from Athens is rare. Much more common are the tetradrachm, which may be...
Or the exact variant that just happened to me: In a goal of focusing my collection and adjusting to my shrinking budget, I narrowed my focus to...
When I was a kid, my parents would constantly take me to gem shows. I would agree to go (though not like I had a choice) because they often had...
I grew up near Rochester NY, and I recall seeing your ads - though I don't believe I ever visited your store. I only moved to collecting ancients...
The fact that my coin didn't cross the Rubicon with Caesar is a factual error I was unaware of when writing. I attempted to change the original...
Wow! I second that comment! This coin is stunning. In terms of Gonatas vs Doson, I found this older paper (1). While I'm not a numismatist, his...
As I understand, a lot of the buyers in this price range are investors. They'll hold the coin for several years, then hope to profit at the sale....
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