[ATTACH] just want to alert peeps that the coin above seems to have been holed and plugged. I wrote to the seller a few days ago to point out that...
another Roman Republican bronze with dog. Theres a small hunting dog within the fighting platform on the deck of the galley. Rare type, not in RRC...
in a reply to my tweet, Ute Wartenberg set out a clear ANS policy position "Well, some truth in this statement but over 20 years of prophecies of...
all of ANS funding comes from private coin collectors - a lot more in the background than is known about. and much of its published research is...
Correct. This is exactly what happens. One has a priority list of the dealers who tend to have non-internet-advertised high quality coins and...
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Roma, ending this Thursday, some very rare coins: https://www.romanumismatics.com/e-sale-93/2022-01-06?catId=&cat_id=26 some highlights...
Martina Dieterle, based in the Black Forest is super highly recommended by me if using agents for the first time, be aware and respectful about...
I endorse all the positive comments made about auction representation. It costs less than a bid increment and may save you several increments...
This assuredly does not happen at the middle to top level, not now and not in the past. I know many of the top dealers and agents, and their...
yeah I just added another aes signatum bar to my collection, actually the second example of this bar that I've owned: [ATTACH] a small piece was...
I won this at Leu for 6% above estimate. €1.6k on €1.5k estimate. One of the best preserved examples of this style variety. Pleased. It has a...
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I bought a coin at Kuenker for exactly estimate, not 10 times or 50 times estimate. Volteia tripod denarius ex Dr. L.A. Lawrence collection,...
Nothing beats a great provenance for guarding against modern shenanigans: Naville Ars Classica XVII lot 675 (rev. only photo) Sir Arthur J. Evans...
That's actually perfect. Shows it to be a totally honest auction house that sold the coins for £10 above your bid and did not interpolate shills...
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I agree with just about the replies above. Its nuanced and you gotta collect what you like and where you can assert that you agree with all the...
Yes Collect coins with provenances. There's various levels but the gold standard are coins published in illustrated sale catalogues outside...
Yes, 1 in 29 is my typical exNumis success rate for high quality Roman Republican, and that too to auctions I can easily access anyways such as...
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