One tiny disagreement. They COULD be 70's, we don't know. Just because a coin is raw doesn't change a grade. A coin's grade is there long before a...
No one said he wasn't free to spend his money as he wished, the OP asked if we would pay that for it. I agree, I have overpaid for coins that...
I agree with you Marshall. Nice problem free higher grade coin is a better choice for investment. Your coin is one only a true numismatist can...
I have always thought gaming that would be something a guy could do. Take some of the coins "rare" is AG and make them pocket pieces. A few years...
The price to me reflects some kind of need to be recognized in a registry set. You have to admit registry sets have been great business for TPG,...
Fantastic coin Doug. I sure would have bought it as well. I have never seen one of these types.
I agree its a scummy dealer, and maybe the AG might want to see if he would do it again to another victim in a sting. I also believe, however,...
I think it has done two things simultaneously, so I am not quite sure what the net effect will be. One, it has made it much easier to buy from...
Interesting. Coins in Lydia started the same way. They never saw them before because they are about the size of a grain of sand, but now they have...
I would say 50/50 or better. The ads in there are not like NN of CW, they are simply advertising the dealer's name, more like the Celator has....
True, I am betting these guys with their big fancy Ptolemy's have tiny little Pescunnius Nigers. :)
I did it simply because I wished to further the hobby, and they help lobby for collector's rights. The Numismatist is an alright magazine. It...
Yeah, I like the business model. I was kind of bummed when I learn Heritage was a private firm, unable to be invested in.
Shhhhh Paddy! Do you want everyone to find out how fun these are?
I agree it looks provincial. OP, gold does not react, so it does not react in the soil either. Also, almost all ancient gold except for some...
That is exactly why ancient coin collecting never used to be very popular. ALmost no local shops carried anything. This is why the internet has...
The Ptolemy's didn't seem to like striking small coins in any denomination much. So, instead of small silvers, they made huge bronzes. You are...
Here we go again, men with their "who has the biggest Ptolemaic bronzes" contest..... :)
Lol true. Sometimes having piles and piles of PM just makes you feel good. When I get that urge I have some boxes full of world silver and...
Liberty dollars were declared counterfeit since they were too similar to USD. They were made from specie, had Liberty on them like all of our...
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