I echo the others here. Don’t clean those coins as they look nice already. When you do find a few to clean just start with distilled water and...
Wow, that is wild. Glad you’re on the up and up then. What a scary ordeal. Welcome back!
My international shipments tend to arrive in flat, padded envelopes and listed as “antique” or “numismatic collectible” or even “old coin”. I can...
Wow, that’s a beauty. You got an absolute steal at that price.
Yep, I have been on the lookout. I have searches setup on Numisbids and Vcoins. A perfect EF showed up in ‘21 or ‘22. I put in my max bid and it...
In order to complete my “Eyes to Heaven” trio I purchased this DAFNE reverse type knowing that it had some deposits. The coin is nearly uniform...
I bought an uncleaned lot a few years ago. Most were slugs but a few turned out ok. However, I took the slugs and stored them in a ziplock in a...
That’s great! Last time I attended there were 5 or 6 ancient dealers and I found some cool stuff. Hopefully it goes on as planned in April.
I’m currently in a holding position in terms of my collection. I’ve bid on a few auctions but the final prices were just too high. I’ll keep the...
If you look at the inventory of A or Z you’ll find that nearly all of their coins have that same sand tone. A’s is more orange red and Z’s is more...
FYI deadline for submissions has been extended to July 14. Make sure you comment! :)
Deadline for comments has been extended from July 8 to July 14. Wayne Sayles believes it is to drum up more support from archaeologists to...
You did an excellent job on these. What is your basic process?
That’s wonderful. Almost looks photoshopped though.
Absolutely, value shopping and bang for your buck is part of the fun. Keep an eye out for local coins shows, too. Even if there’s only one...
I would never force my collecting philosophy on someone but I learned that personally I prefer quality over quantity. When you’re starting out...
For a beginner I 2nd Augustuscoins.com and Bargain Bin Ancients for sure. https://www.bargainbinancients.com/ After that check vcoins for Ken...
So the suspicious character who allegedly provided Roma with some of the tets is also the owner of Athena Numismatics? I suppose he didn't feel...
Sergius Silus just landed. Excited to add this one to my collection. [ATTACH] “No person living, in my opinion at least, ever excelled M....
@hotwheelsearl you have more patience than I do that's for sure. I tried this path once and picked up 40 coins for about $40. It was fun to...
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