The following are my recent experiences shipping in the spirit of openness. The Roma dates are for the auction. The other dates are when I paid....
Don't use Heritage as the standard for ancient auction prices. Coins tend to sell there for 50% or more than what they're worth. Personally, I've...
Very nice and congrats on the pickup! Here's my own lifetime Babylon. [ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm...
I believe this is all overblown. From what it seems, orders where the following is true will receive a $50 charge. Shipped via DHL or FedEx...
Ive had several packages come through from Europe, including one via DHL. I also have one from Leu of similar value. None have received a customs...
Look for a post from me near Thanksgiving where I ran into the exact issue. Afaict this is a charge for customs just looking at the package to...
Ekbatana was supposedly one of Alexander's chief treasuries, but we know of no lifetime coins minted there. Susa did mint coins during his...
I noticed this coin some time ago and put it on my list. So, when another coin I really wanted came up, I added it to the order. At first glance...
What's with all the serious faces? You need to turn those frowns upside down. Here, have a ring I found in a Cracker Jack box to amuse yourselves....
That's a cute obol! Here's a few of mine with eagles. [ATTACH] Chr. KINGDOM OF EGYPT - PTOLEMAIOS III EUERGETES dichalkon 3,36gr. | bronze Ø...
I believe here is a link to the law mentioned. My reading of this is that the state doesn't necessarily keep perpetual ownership of the object....
FWIW, here's one post. According to the article, the finder kept a few of the coins, and the owner of the land worked with the government to sell...
My condolences on your loss. I will send something via PM that may help. In the meantime, here's the first woman to mint her own coins. I'm sure...
When I see these auctions, I realize how lucky I am. My budget for auctions is in the hundreds. I don't even bother with the coins going in the...
I believe what I'm discussing is different from arbitrage. For example, in the real estate world, flipping is a form of arbitrage. I've flipped...
There are undoubtedly people like this and I'm sure at times we may seem like this to others with less funds than we have, but these aren't the...
I was just having some fun. In reality, I'm looking for about 10k. :)
A bit on the heels of the recent Triton numbers, I thought I'd bring up a phenomenon I've long suspected - that of "money sniffers." Some of us...
Here's my Chalkidian League tetrobol. I must admit that I was surprised at the $26k for their tetrobol, since usually those kind of prices are...
The issue with 333 is that it was just one defeat of the Achaemenid Empire. Darius III was by no means vanquished and posed a very serious threat...
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