I enjoyed @Curtis commentary which can be seen above. Coins can stay out of general circulation for decades. I bought this on from Tom Mckenna...
Unfortunately most of my provenance hunting has to be done the hard way. The slog through countless auction cats and FPLs looking for that one...
This is a screen shot of the lot. The coin can be found on AC Search [ATTACH]
Back in the early 1980's I purchased part of a hoard that was found in the UK. The hoard did go through an inquest and this part was given to one...
I do not believe it was an episode of Star Trek I believe it was from the film "Screamers" Near the beginning the actor Peter Weller is holding a...
One of the issues that you have to be mindful of when looking at the coins of Magna Graecia is the date. The didrachm or Nomos ( a term popular...
I tried bidding on one coin but it got too pricy for me. Too bad though I would have liked it. Marcus Aurelius &Lucius Verus Ar Restitution...
My coins have been photographed by two different photographers using two completely different systems. Ae 25 of Trajan from Caesarea Maritma 115...
I am curious about the dofus coin This is a screenshot of the actual page as seen on the Heritage site and THIS IS NOT (THANKFULLY) MY COIN...
Now for something completely different. This one is a bit unusual. Back in 2002 I bought this coin Ae Aurelianus of Numerian Lugdunum 283-284 AD...
Yes it is. However there are others as well like this denarius. NO LONGER MINE[ATTACH]
Hey it is Saturday. I have just made contact with a collector of the coins of Trajan This is always a fun topic so here goes. Trajan Ae Sestertius...
Unfortunately you have to take as much care selling your collection as you did buying it. My own experience has been spotty. I have used private...
Back in September of 2021 my coin of Lykkeios was placed on auction achieving $2500 US Kings of Paeonia Lykkeios 358/6-335 BC Obv Head of Zeus...
At one time I had a number of coins of Constantine I but now not too many. Of all the mints that struck coins in his name, this is probably the...
I guess I could call this a failed compromise. Ar stater of Aegina "turtle" 404-405 BC Obv Land tortoise seen from above Rv Incuse square dived...
Probably the two least expensive aurei are those of Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina Snr. Others that may not be out of range would include...
I have been collecting for close to 50 years and one would think that with that level of experience I would be able to work out what one of my...
A few days ago I wrote that I have something like 71 coins featured in books. That number has just been increased to 74 Just today I received 2...
I have something of a thing for coins that are featured in books. I recently did a rough count and I have something like 71 individual coins that...
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