The SLQs are my favorite US coin. I remember in the mid 1960s (feeling old when I say that) my mom would send me to the Piggly Wiggly for a few...
Valentinian III. The emperor who lost Britannia.
I did say "a few".....
Except for the free samples, the tour of Guinness was ho hum. The tour of the Jameson distillery is excellent but no free samples.
A friend of mine had a good birth year idea. He got his grandson a 2022 Silver Eagle Proof and then acquire coins in 100 year intervals going as...
Have a Guinness there. It's good for you!
I was looking for Irish coin dealers in Dublin several years ago. There are not many. I went to LIR coins in St. George's Arcade in downtown...
fx arbitrage
Can't help you with the albums but I have been collecting Irish coins for many years. I worked in Cork for awhile back in the 1980s and I found...
I remember buying it at a small strip mall coin show in St. Paul and being surprised that was all the dealer wanted. I think he was mostly a...
Really nice coins, Kanga. I was an avid Half Cent collector about 30 years ago but it faded away. But after seeing your coins I can easily get...
I do enjoy coin shows and the friends I have made there.
Excellent write up Roman Collector. Reminds me of the hairstyle on the SBA dollar.
I have been a collector for about 30 years and seriously into ancients for the past 10 years. I buy coins I want to keep. I have never sold a...
Country Dog or Coyote?
I know what you mean. The coin is the flash and sense of history. The book is understanding and context. The sum is more than the parts.
I probably enjoy numismatic literature like this more than the coins.
Nice set of gold Romans, Donna. The very first gold I acquired was a Valentinian I as well. I was very unsure back then so I bought it in an NGC...
I always keep an eye out for the 45mm Carthaginian manhole cover. They don't come up too often at auction.
I would be interested to know what Leu would pay per coin. Although ancient coin prices have soared during the past couple of years, how much...
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