I have a sestertius of Vespasian[ATTACH]
I hope to be at the show as well. The New York show is from my point of view one of the best shows I have ever been too. My only real beef is the...
Just Flavian silver sorry bout that watching an auction
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A Domitian denarius[ATTACH]
The European Union has both a 200 and a 500 Euro note,though the latter is being phased out. When I am on one of my big coin buying expeditions I...
There is quite a good group shown above. I will send one of mine which so far has not been added to the group[ATTACH]
I have often made strong bids on coins and watched go to someone else within a few seconds of closing. I may not have gotten the coin but at least...
Someone once made the observation that a collection is very much like a shark. It either moves forward or it dies. I have found that observation...
I would definitely agree that a tooled coin is a problem, and if I can see it, I will not buy the coin. Tooling can create problems as the...
The vast majority of Roman Imperial sestertii have been to some level messed with. The vast majority have at least been smoothed. Many others have...
I cannot comment on modern coins and my comments may only be valid for ancients coins. When I was very young someone told me that if you wish to...
I live in Alberta Canada, so I did make a trip out to Denver. It was a bit of a drive but I thought the show was very good. I have been to only...
dear Bart 9349 You are obviously an optimist
Hoards like this, perhaps not as large as this are found frequently. The vast majority are never published. At best we might get a list.... so...
It is a tetradrachm from Abdera minted circa 475-450 B.C. Magistrate is Mega weight is 14.59 grms and reference is May 101[ATTACH]
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I have a very simple grading system. I either like the coin or I don't. If I like it, the question then becomes, what am I willing to pay for it...
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Tetradrachm of Abdera[ATTACH]
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