Caesar Coin On Pawn Stars

Ditto. I have made several offers to him which he has declined (perhaps the offers were a bit low). But he has accepted a couple of offers from me.

 

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I feel that may be an interpretation. The Roman Republic had absorbed Carthaginian possessions, Sardinia, Sicily, Makedon, Caesar swallowed Gaul... etc. Although it was ADMINISTERED as a Republic, Roma had expanded and created a Republican Empire under Provinces run by the Senate. Augustus finally formalized the government into an Imperial structure, led by a Princeps or defacto, a "King".

 

Picky, picky!

 

We learned that when Charmy was on the show.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ch...-las-vegas-show-report-w-lots-of-pics.201810/

 

Additional fact: the Hobby Protection Act does require a COPY stamp on all "imitation numismatic items."

 

Mr. LowRating/HighPrice used to make appearances at shows now and then. Unfortunately there are some ancient dealers out there who are giving the hobby a very bad name and chasing potential collectors away. The worst part is that ebay probably can't do a thing about it (or maybe just won't).

 

Maybe, but in his case I don't think so. Anyone who has ever shopped for anything, anywhere, would recognize his cheesy used car salesman tactics for what they are. If you check his feedback, you'll see that almost every sale was a best offer accepted.

 

It's just that ancient coin newbies may very well offer him far more than the coin is worth thinking they are getting a good deal, then later when they find that they overpaid shy away from the hobby. There's only one reason to offer coins at such exaggerated prices; you're hoping to gouge someone. If you are an honest seller you offer coins at honest prices. Sorry, but his tactics are harmful to the hobby.

 

Without seeing the clip, I can't help but feel surprised the coin is from a dealer I recognize. I know he is well-known (or more accurately, infamous), but I still get a small-world kind of feeling from this. And I can back up that he does consider low (but not too low) offers; I myself having done so a couple of times with this seller in the past. Basically, he does have some decent stuff, but never pay full price for anything of his.

 

If I put a $20 coin on my ancients website and say $300 marked down to $125 but you can make me an offer I have a feeling you would not only never buy the coin but probably never go to my site again. His business model just irritates the heck out of me as it's just so obvious that he's taking advantage of folks. I guess I'm just too honest to do stuff like this.

 

You're right of course. I'm not condoning it one bit. But I also can't feel sorry for suckers. People should do their research.

 

LET'S MAKE ANCIENT COIN COLLECTING GREAT AGAIN!!!!

 

Absolutely. But unfortunately there's a whole lot of folks who are just starting out that don't have a clue as to how to research an ancient coin. They are counting on the seller to be truthful and honest.

 

Same here, to the point where I wish he could somehow be banned for life from coin dealing.

 

BTW I've only bought stuff that were relatively cheap (still overpriced though) to begin with ($20-$30 asking price), so I can't really say about the stuff he has for hundreds of dollars.

 

You can see the episode here:

http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars

 

While the 'History' Channel continues to show this garbage, BBC Two has been running programmes like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/17/mary-beards-ultimate-rome

Just sayin'.

 

I watch both.