Alan: Regarding moderation issues at CFDL, I appreciate your continued trust in the membership at large. I would like to suggest that a first violation of...
Hi gang: I never implied anything of the sort if you read the post. I say that there are false scares, secure markets and reliable dealers. If you want to...
Lou is a conservative dealer and show oriented fellow Pierre. I do not worship nor endorse the false new method of supply and demand, the internet. It can be...
Ave Ludovicus B/Factio You wrote:"The alternatives are the tried and true older relationships with the hands on physical dealers with aquired knowledge. Let me...
Hello Lou / CFDL, Lou, the old system is tried and true, and it once worked. Then when it stopped working, because it was published, in the most prestigious...
Hello Carl / CFDL, The first does not look right to me. The second one, I do not see anything wrong with, in terms of being modern. There can be strange...
Hi I was looking at these ants myself yesterday. It was not just these ants, but most of the others this person was selling that I was unhappy with. I've come...
Gosh Alan, get the point. The older dealers are like any seasoned specialist. They eliminate a problem quietly and do not make a big scene. If the big dealers...
Ave Ludovicus B I am glad you agreed on the names I mentioned.Personally I can not agree with you on " They eliminate a problem quietly".Fakes should always be...
Ave Ludovicus B After my preceding post I have read this in Moneta L:" It is surely better to have informed and aware curators and collectors - one does not...
Ave Ramo collector te salutat ! I believe that Ludovicvs tellswhat happens. I witnessed in a few auctions coins on the list that were discreetly "withdrawn". ...
But, Ramon. while I would have liked to have said that on my own, I was quoting from an article in the "Minerva" magazine about Charles Larsen's book...
Ave Mike I mentioned your name because it was your post. Beautiful sentence. It is surely better to have informed and aware curators and collectors - one does...
Salam You cant even say these are debased silver coins. Looks like copper to me. Burak ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
Ramon, if you did not get it let me clarify the issue. Say some new Koson silvers come on the market (they have). Say they are in Triton next year (they...
Ave Ludovicus B If the big dealers have a major auction and THEY PUT A GOOD FAKE in the catalogue there are other dealers that tell them its bizaar or ...
Ave Ludovicus B/ Raimundus/ Petrus/Congregatio I agree that if a coin is odd for what is known, should be discussed, and that being as polite as it should be....
Dear Group Members I have just joined this group. My name is Atacun and I am 32 years old. I live in Michigan. I have been refered to this group by a friend. ...
Hello Ata, For all I know this seller is a young Turkish student.Some time ago, he claimed to have found this coin and, after having cleant it, asked our ...
I do not know if the coin is genuine or not. He tried to sell it with a reserve price last month: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3970223558...
Hi Jeff, Pierre and Ata Repatinate a coin? I dont even know how to do that. No wonder this group is so unpopular with the other groups. Well, I will try to...
Burak, I'm not saying the coin is fake. I'm saying the difference in image color is significant. I'm not saying that you have repatinated the coin, I'm saying ...
Hi Burak, I am surprised to find that you included me as an addressee of your comment. I do not have the feeling that my own comments to Ata could contribute...
Hi Pierre Well, I meant Jeff's comments as "making the CDFL unpopular", not yours. Sorry about that I didnt mean to. Yes, the coin has some weaknesses, and you...
Hello Burak / Jeff / CFDL, The coin looked better to me in the other photo, in terms of authenticity. But I did wonder then (not on any lists), if the coin ...
Hi, I'm new to this list and have a question that has not been discussed yet. On Ebay (and other websites) uncleaned roman coins (from Bulgaria and other...
Hi all. Please compare ebay coin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=4734&item=3973295518&rd=1 with CFDL photos "Fake solidi". It looks...
Hi, Jeff/list Apart of the word of Mr. Cebeci, which I respect and trust, you could see a small point in the rear leg of bull, in all photos. That was a...