My guess would be that they are. From what I hear from many sources, the high end stuff keeps moving up, (even without the Sheik), but the middle...
Didn't Rudi Smit post he had ancient coin dies offered to him from someone in Spain, and post the coins being sold on Ebay from these fake dies?...
My own opinion? I wouldn't risk it. There is enough that makes me nervous about this coin. I am not the greatest at telling cast fakes from pics,...
Sorry OP, i guess count me as one of the jerks too. I thought you received clear, concise answers and a correction of the horribly misleading...
I understand what you are saying sir, but there is one fundamental flaw to any "owning as an investment" plan. What innate value does a...
....you guys are just killing me.....
You could be right Guy. I haven't been around forever, but distinctly remember as early as the 70's a huge push was being made by the dealers...
Excellent article. It is a seductive thought, though, one which at times tries to seduce myself. What better than thinking you can own an...
Nothing more pleasurable in my mind than getting your hands dirty pouring through piles and piles of coins. Yes, appreciating a fine coin is good...
Everyone just calm down please. Jerry, I will be honest and say I am suspicious of the trade dollar as well. TBH I hope I am right and it is a...
But the worst damage was the polish. That is the harshest damage to this coin right now. Its unlikely, but if its real that polish just cost you...
I did not mean it that way sir, please do not take it that way. I wanted to post a no-nonsense, do not ever do it, post. Please remember there are...
Get the bronze disease under control, and I would guess $20-30ish if its the larger coin, (about 30mm and thickish).
Kushan. Looks like Azes or Azileses.
Second to me looks like a Maurice Tiberius half follis.
OP, not trying to pile on, but I agree with others on this thread. Do not EVER have anyone "clean up" a coin. I don't care if this was a junk...
Well, a nice little book by a fellow countryman by the name of David Sear, in his 1988 single volume of "Roman coins and their Values" would...
Neve know what makes up that "hardcore". Could be baked brick residue. Us Americans aren't terribly used to it, but in the rest of the world...
Yeah, I love that design so much I bought a nice little XF/AU just for fun. Don't try to buy a 5 lire inexpensively, though. A high end 5 lire is...
But the CCAC was supposed to be collectors. I believe they formed it after some truly gawdawful designs came out. I would remake these...
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