A super informative and entertaining thread, good job guys! Gives me new appreciation for the awesome coin I got from John Anthony. John
Really happy to hear that everything is going well now. Hope you guys can get some rest in the next few weeks. John
Think about what it means when people tell you they have a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Whose lifetime are they talking about? I've always...
Excellent, I was most interested in some new fiction anyway. Thanks for the contest, m'lord! John
Well Ensign, it looks like a stag lying down to me...
It does not look like a forgery from the photo. Now that is always difficult to judge from just a photo. Maybe this type was issued in bronze?...
Best wishes for the whole family! Hope he is better soon. John
Where did you acquire it from? What did the seller say it was? I wonder what caused the weird damage to the right side of the reverse? It...
Your new photographs are really good. And a nice set of coins, good job.
I am super happy that you had a successful trip to the show, Donna. That's awesome and hope to hear more about your experience in the future. And...
My experience at major shows is that no one will take credit cards or debit cards. Maybe if they know you really really well. They will take cash...
Congratulations! Glad everything turned out well. John
Maybe the real purpose of going to big shows like this is for the dealer to meet new well-heeled clients to buy their stuff from then on? Meeting...
Don't feel bad, we've all made similar mistakes before when we were starting out. If you are interested in ancient coins stick around and read...
Haha those are all so true. 22. You figured out what you could bid on in a Triton auction using all of your 401k. John
At fun show I always paid by check. New dealers would ask other dealers if they knew me occasionally. Never had my check refused.
For those of you going please take some pictures and plan to post some good show reports for us poor souls who can't make it. John
Hey Erin, your Capricorn could have come from my collection because I bought a group of them from Pegasi a few years ago that looked just like...
Here is a link to an earlier post I wrote about a Greek coin with two very clear countermarks. https://www.cointalk.com/posts/2791992/ Not sure...
Curtis, Wow you had a great year! So many really nice coins with nice history and provenance. I would have scooped them all up myself. Lol. My...
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