Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I just found an excellent article on this piece:...
Assuming it's about 25mm in diameter, it's a contemporary counterfeit of a 2 Real or "Pistareen." I can't make out what the date is supposed to...
Yes, PLEASE take them out of those flips. They're safer for shipping, but not at all recommended for long-term storage.
To quote Obi-Wan, "Of course I know him. He's me."
I wonder who WD is
My bet would be that its related to events in Liberia. After the 1980 coup, the government was completely upended. You see circulation issues drop...
d'oof. That's it! Guess it wasn't at CoinTalk. Thank you. If anyone knows the poster at Coin Community, please reach out to me.
A few years ago someone posted a mystery coin here that turned out to be a Liberian 1847 10 cent pattern struck on a square planchet. I can't seem...
Interesting thread! So if I am reading correctly, there are: - 1983 FM issues - 1984 unsigned Philadelphia issues - 1984 FM issues Is that...
Make sure you get a hard copy of the sale too! It's a really handy reference for the eastern antoninianus series. Plus, I wrote the catalog, so ya...
Another was sold by DNW in March 2009 for 230 GBP.
Thanks everyone!
It's kind of a bug, kind of a feature. You are not able to place or alter bids on lots that have already been hammered by the auctioneer. But,...
I cataloged the Baker collection and learned way more about countermarks than I ever wanted to! This example with a GALBA mark applied after the...
Yes, a 22.5% fee would be charged if a live internet bid were to be placed through other means. In the past, CNG has used third party firms to...
The fee for live bids and the fee for pre-bids placed through the CNG website is the same: 20%. This is displayed on every lot in the sale.
This has been explicit since we rolled out the platform last year: https://cngcoins.com/A+Guide+to+CNG%27s+New+Bidding+Platform.aspx#a4. As for...
A lot of this is off base. First of all, prebidding is by design supposed to continue up until the lot opens on the floor. As a collector myself,...
Hey guys, we were having some issues with the back end of the live bidding platform. Everything is resolved now and the sale is proceeding as normal!
Denise Wilding has a fantastic article on the Antinous series on page 111 of the proceedings linked above! I still argue for studying them as...
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