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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3158263, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">I recently made a decision to no longer purchase coins from overseas. Not because of any angst but because of what I perceive to be practical considerations. I have grown weary of International postal delivery delays and problems and I think recent court decisions may lead to more shipping and delivery problems relating to many Ancient coins purchased from foreign sources.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Of course that may not happen, but I have found it far easier and much more pleasurable to transact with “in-country” dealers either by mail or in person at coin shows. Of course that does reduce the availability of Ancient coins for purchase considerably - a penalty that many collectors will not wish to bear. I am certainly not advocating my approach for anyone else - it is strictly a personal decision. I do not wish to denigrate any foreign dealer, for I have found all those I have contracted with to be honorable and ethical people. But there are many similar dealers here in this country that I trust completely and who provide superior service and impeccable attribtuion of the coins they sell - and if you purchase by mail you inevitably get lightning fast shipping - and no custom’s hassles to boot.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">There are several such dealers who are contributors to this Forum: Victor Clark, Ken Dorney, Warren Esty (Valentinian), John Anthony, come immediately to mind, but there are several others.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Buying “local” maybe something all collectors may want to pursue for the majority of their purchases in the future, no matter what country they live in - but I will be long dead and buried by that time.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">In the mean time I just purchased the following coin by mail from a well known and respected United States dealer. I have always especially liked Juilio-Claudian coins with bare-headed Emperor depictions and Claudius is my favorite Julio-Claudian Emperor. I was particularly attracted to this coin because the stately and elegant inscriptional lettering greatly appeals to my calligrapher’s eye.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudius500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, AS, No. 113</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Claudius, bare headed, facing left, undraped bust</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Personification of Liberty standing right holding pileus (freedman’s cap) in right hand</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>LIBERTAS AVGVSTA - S C</b> (left and right)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3158263, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]I recently made a decision to no longer purchase coins from overseas. Not because of any angst but because of what I perceive to be practical considerations. I have grown weary of International postal delivery delays and problems and I think recent court decisions may lead to more shipping and delivery problems relating to many Ancient coins purchased from foreign sources. Of course that may not happen, but I have found it far easier and much more pleasurable to transact with “in-country” dealers either by mail or in person at coin shows. Of course that does reduce the availability of Ancient coins for purchase considerably - a penalty that many collectors will not wish to bear. I am certainly not advocating my approach for anyone else - it is strictly a personal decision. I do not wish to denigrate any foreign dealer, for I have found all those I have contracted with to be honorable and ethical people. But there are many similar dealers here in this country that I trust completely and who provide superior service and impeccable attribtuion of the coins they sell - and if you purchase by mail you inevitably get lightning fast shipping - and no custom’s hassles to boot. There are several such dealers who are contributors to this Forum: Victor Clark, Ken Dorney, Warren Esty (Valentinian), John Anthony, come immediately to mind, but there are several others. Buying “local” maybe something all collectors may want to pursue for the majority of their purchases in the future, no matter what country they live in - but I will be long dead and buried by that time. In the mean time I just purchased the following coin by mail from a well known and respected United States dealer. I have always especially liked Juilio-Claudian coins with bare-headed Emperor depictions and Claudius is my favorite Julio-Claudian Emperor. I was particularly attracted to this coin because the stately and elegant inscriptional lettering greatly appeals to my calligrapher’s eye. [IMG]http://jp29.org/000claudius500.jpg[/IMG] [B]RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, AS, No. 113[/B] Obverse: Claudius, bare headed, facing left, undraped bust Inscription: [B]TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP[/B] Reverse: Personification of Liberty standing right holding pileus (freedman’s cap) in right hand Inscription: [B]LIBERTAS AVGVSTA - S C[/B] (left and right) [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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