LOVE that! Wins the thread IMHO.
If you're consigning anything of value you'll be able to negotiation commission of zero *or less*. The most valuable consignments generally get a...
Why do you think buyers' fees are anachronistic? They used to charge seller fees only. Buyers' fees are the new idea. In the coin-world a lot of...
What a wonderful group. I think the banker's marks and test cuts add character, and I want to get a small group of these. I like mixing a few...
There really aren't that many good books on vase painting. Some good general surveys, and the complete corpus that's being published, but not a...
Same as yours, I think. I love the bold simplicity of these. [ATTACH]
I was pleased to get a sharp Boetia hemidrachm for a reasonable price, with a kantharos on the reverse. Before getting into coins I already had a...
Same type as yours. Nice toning doesn't come across well in the pic. I'd love to get a pointed helmet type to match. They're really attractive...
I like the more archaic style of yours. Mine is lonely. He'd love to have a few more in different styles to keep him company. It's interesting how...
No, UK dealer at London fair. Maybe he got it from NC!
I've been lurking on the forum for a while, and I'm really grateful for the education you've all provided. It's been a great source as I've...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I had a small collection of coins as a child, bought with money from a newspaper round (cliche I know...). I always lusted after...
How I agree with that. Everyone wins.
Just read this week. Picked it up for £1 on a market stall.
Thank Thank you. That's very interesting. And much as I'd have expected from other markets. There are a lot of people in the world for whom $10k...
If you think it's bad in the coin world, fine art auctions have complicated stepped premiums, and sometimes artists' resale rights charged on top....
I'm quite a new collector with wide-ranging interests, so there's nothing that I *must* have, but lots of things that I quite like. So I've been...
Nice coin. My hypothesis is that modern coins are more homogeneous so pricing is more standardised. With ancients there's variety of die, flan,...
It's interesting that this coin so often has areas of flatness. Why do you think that is? Your reverse is sharper on the right. I have one that's...
How would you say prices have shifted generally over the past forty years or so? I'm interested in how much is down to changing taste and how much...
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