Oh heck no. Buy a group lot of unattributed greeks at an auction then. You can attribute them. Good luck, greeks are my achilles heel. Way too...
I admit I like the Constantine the most too. Its a scarce coin well centered on a good sized flan like that. Those Class I's are fun, there are...
"Uncleaned" ancients for the last ten years really means floor sweepings. There really is no place to buy coins fresh from the ground unpicked...
Nice pickups Doug. I have noticed more parthians on the market lately. Remember a coupld of years back? Almost none to be found, and now its early...
Good points Jim, Doug, and everyone. I always have a problem with the subject of cleaning. "Do not clean your coins" took years to drill into...
We aren't allowed to discuss politics, since if we did it would quickly derail any other discussions. So we can state facts like increases in...
Thanks Gary. I thought the machine struck were fakes becauee of the field marks on the obverse, something not done on machine struck cash. You...
This is what I do not get. Don't people understand they shouldn't be storing their wealth in a medium of exchange that for the last century has...
I guess my first response to this would be the only history in this nation has been of government taking gold, and never taking paper money. Based...
I agree Peace. I know it doesn't sound like it sometimes, but I consider myself a stacker. I simply disagree with buying at current prices, and...
I am not disagreeing with you. I love the coin. I do not know why its not more popular, just commenting on the fact that demand is in many ways...
Yeah, I ALWAYS believe the prognosticators of doom and gloom. They have been right repeatedly since the late 70's, saying the exact same things...
Yeah, one of the first great crimes the Latins committed against the Byzantines. THe Byzantines gave them great help in getting there, and...
Use the correct word for it then, basis. Basis is the term used in commodity markets when discussing the difference between the market price and...
Mintage is only half the equation sir. Never, ever think that only mintage will make a coin valuable. The other half of the equation is demand....
Really? I didn't know Honorius was a pricey emperor. I always thought he was the last of the "late roman bronzes" that were cheap, and everything...
From the first pic, the upper left looks like a fantasy piece. Is the upper right the same on both sides? It appears to be the reverse of a...
I have heard this before, but I have never read any sources documenting "official" fourres except for the emergency issues in Athens. So, save for...
I would suspect a second pass into $18 silver would not engender the types of premiums the first one did. At least historically people get...
I have always said anyone who likes error coins could just have a bloody field day with ancients. I am glad you appreciate and like them Steve. :)
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