The coin is genuine. The "seam" people are pointing to is just a reflection of light bouncing off of the background and onto the edge. This is...
It refers to Informant #2, without any doubt. As myself and others on NF mentioned, the capitlised "Informant" is being used as a proper noun and...
SixBid's archive search can be useful for these kind of questions. When you search a term and click on the date range filter, it shows a...
We went over this with you on NumisForums but based solely on information in the affidavit available, you're taking a *very* favourable view...
Tell me, John, if the Eid Mar does in fact turn out to be stolen (as is claimed), would the "govt. agents" still have no jurisdiction in seizing...
This is how it still works today. The buyer of the Eid Mar will likely be out of pocket if the coin is seized and will need to be refunded by Roma...
How about governments that arrest people for allegedly committing fraud? It's disappointing to see that the first reaction of many people to this...
You may want to start with a lower concentration. In my experience, 5% will essentially strip the patina and leave a bit of a rough surface. You...
One problem with this, and I think it's behind the reason so many other members left who did not participate in the "flag" issue, is that the...
He was making a point about the absurdity of the rules here. While a Nazi flag avatar may be acceptable on CoinTalk, I'm pretty sure no one...
Great example! You don't often see so much detail still present in Alexander's curls. It looks like the obverse style is a bit different to what...
Thanks! Yup it should be cited at the very end of the bibliography under Zervos. I should probably split it out into two references, one for each...
Hi all! I recently picked up this new Alexander tetradrachm from Amphipolis and it sent me down a rabbit hole of research, cumulating in a fairly...
I've used a particular freight forwarder in the US (Vykingship) to ship maybe 6-8 coins from the US to the EU and I've never had a problem so I...
I'm sure some particular collecting areas are different but I collect fairly broadly across both Greek and Roman and often have no trouble finding...
What do you mean by "absolute" die matches? In general I don't think finding die matches is unusual at all. Do you mean where both the obverse and...
Nope, not at all. There are of course exceptions for specific types but, in general, no. I often find it odd if I can't find a die match but I...
It's worth mentioning that DHL and FedEx perform quite differently across the world so while DHL might be below average for one person, for...
They do seem to mention such a fee in their auction terms but they don't specify what the fee would be, instead putting the onus on the buyer to...
Good tips! I recently wrote up a guide on inexpensive coin photography that uses some similar ideas as well, though aimed at those who only have...
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