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<p>[QUOTE="JeffsRealm, post: 2528744, member: 81515"]Ok I was going to message [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] and [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] privately, because well I was going to post some links to some specific auctions. However, I realize, since the auctions end at the end of the week, I wouldn't probably get this sorted out in time so it doesn't matter. Picking your guys brains about this would be much better.</p><p><br /></p><p>Giving you some examples of what I am looking at and why.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my first Ancient is Julian II, so i am looking at improving him and acquiring some more of him, there are the ones at his time of Ceasar.</p><p><br /></p><p>So looking in Europe, I see several, I see all different mints, different busts.</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?searchall=Julian+II&p=searchall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?searchall=Julian+II&p=searchall" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?searchall=Julian II&p=searchall</a></p><p>I really, really like this one</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1689&lot=2882" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1689&lot=2882" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1689&lot=2882</a></p><p><br /></p><p>at CNG just one single Julian right now. </p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=320976" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=320976" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=320976</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I used to be a serious practitioner of Kendo, which is the art of the Samurai, age and arthritis stopped me. So I would like to start a collection of Chinese, Japanese coins from this time, it has kind of always been on my radar to want to do so why not now. These are not overly ancient, as these are going to be 800 A.D. to 1800 AD however this is where the lots at WAG came in.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a large amount of coins, yeah, lower quality, but would gets me really started right in the middle of Sengoku period. This would also give me a lot to do and keep me busy researching a lot more about these coins and timeline.</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=101" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=101" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=101</a></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=102" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=102" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=102</a></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=103" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=103" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=103</a></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=104" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=104" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=104</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Which on CNG, I can only find 1 coin.</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321047" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321047" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321047</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So just the breadth of choices is what led me to ask about buying from Europe. It just that in what I am currently looking for, I do not see in the US.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JeffsRealm, post: 2528744, member: 81515"]Ok I was going to message [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] and [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] privately, because well I was going to post some links to some specific auctions. However, I realize, since the auctions end at the end of the week, I wouldn't probably get this sorted out in time so it doesn't matter. Picking your guys brains about this would be much better. Giving you some examples of what I am looking at and why. So my first Ancient is Julian II, so i am looking at improving him and acquiring some more of him, there are the ones at his time of Ceasar. So looking in Europe, I see several, I see all different mints, different busts. [URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?searchall=Julian+II&p=searchall']https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?searchall=Julian II&p=searchall[/URL] I really, really like this one [url]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1689&lot=2882[/url] at CNG just one single Julian right now. [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=320976[/url] Also, I used to be a serious practitioner of Kendo, which is the art of the Samurai, age and arthritis stopped me. So I would like to start a collection of Chinese, Japanese coins from this time, it has kind of always been on my radar to want to do so why not now. These are not overly ancient, as these are going to be 800 A.D. to 1800 AD however this is where the lots at WAG came in. This is a large amount of coins, yeah, lower quality, but would gets me really started right in the middle of Sengoku period. This would also give me a lot to do and keep me busy researching a lot more about these coins and timeline. [url]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=101[/url] [url]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=102[/url] [url]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=103[/url] [url]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1681&lot=104[/url] Which on CNG, I can only find 1 coin. [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321047[/url] So just the breadth of choices is what led me to ask about buying from Europe. It just that in what I am currently looking for, I do not see in the US.[/QUOTE]
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