My first ancient coin came from my Uncle, who was in Italy in WW II. He told the story that GIs over there would be approached by kids who would trade anything...
Wow! A lot of stories, most very similar. Reading these provoked a question in me that was brought up by one person: why is it that everyone is interested in...
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Jan 1, 2003 1:05 pm
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For those of you interested in British finds, the UK "Dept of Culture, Media and Sport" (British friends, you must admit that this is a weird combination), has...
I collected US and foreign coins, but became enamored of ancients when a coin/comic book dealer friend of mine sent me two in the mail as a gift. One was a...
I owe my start in collecting to one of those airline magazines that are in airplanes. It had an add for uncleaned coins. I went ahead and bought some, to...
A happy new year to all from the Netherlands! Can anyone help get me find the exact ID/reference in RIC (Vol 5, Part 1), RSC (Vol 5) and Cohen for this...
Jan, Your Claudius is listed in RIC Vol V Pt I on page 219 No 107 which designates Radiate Head Right as bust type K and the IMP CLAVDIVS AVG as Legend type...
Please take Robert Shue off your list because he passed away on December 1st. Thank you, Mrs. Shue [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
R. Shue
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Jan 1, 2003 4:10 pm
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Dawson: Thanks for the thought provoking response, which puts what I had accepted in a new light. It is certainly a complex issue. Blake [Non-text portions...
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Jan 1, 2003 4:20 pm
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Six years ago, just before I turned 40, my wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I replied, "Something older than my self." Being clever, as well as...
... I couldn't resist replying that I got my first Ancient coin after becoming a full fledged astronmer and having fun in now in both fields. I guess it was a...
New Year's eve has passed, so the champagne bottle is dry and reminiscing might not be quite as romantic as it was last night for you folks that are subscribed...
The story of how I acquired my first ancient coin is pretty unspectacular (Alex III tet) so I'll share the story of a man I met a few years ago at our local...
my first was a gorgeous ae2 bought for 450 pesetas (have no idea how much that is/was) in madrid back in '83. i'm pretty sure it was constantius ii. i was 14...
Hi list I got my first ancient coin shortly after I started with coin collecting. Mostly interested in "old" european coins, I visited a coin dealer in Zürich...
Thomas Burger
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Jan 1, 2003 8:05 pm
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Hi From my point of view, it's just due to the fact that you can't simply buy a book and then start buying the coins. Look what are the most popular fields in...
Thomas Burger
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Jan 1, 2003 8:05 pm
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Hi lists here are the pictures of an Augustus denarius I got several years ago in a lot. On first glance, it looks quite fine but I'm not sure about it. It...
Thomas Burger
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Jan 1, 2003 8:18 pm
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... There are only 17,126 collectors of ancients the world over, with 4,293 of them being Americans. Consider yourself a member of an elite clique. Cheers! ...
John C. Lavender
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Jan 1, 2003 8:35 pm
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Dear List, In the mid-to-late 1950s, here in Los Angeles, my father was an active member of the local chapter of the Lions Club which collected money for...
Thomas, The coin looks fine to me, base on the photograph. What you have though is not technically an Augustus denarius. It is a restitution issue struck by ...
Ok, I'll play... Like many kids, I delivered newspapers in the morning before school. I would often be given "odd" change when they would pay their bills. So,...
... where do you know those exact numbers? If you would say 15.000 to 20.000, this would be OK, but exact numbers look like, errr, guestiniate the Dow Jones on...
Thomas Burger
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Jan 1, 2003 9:51 pm
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John, That's less than 1%! A LOT less than 1%!! Where do your numbers come from? Rob ... very ... of ... in ... personalities? ... 4,293 of...
Hello all- I've enjoyed these stories. Thanks for sharing them. Mine is a little different. Some time in the mid 90s I was walking up a path to Massa Maritina...
tom oberhofer
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Jan 1, 2003 9:54 pm
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... I hold this coin in my hands and it does not look as it should. I have a surely genuine one of this type.... ... this would explain the Domitian-like...
Thomas Burger
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Jan 1, 2003 10:01 pm
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Thomas, I have to say that this is an interesting coin. Barry Murphy is probably right. The style of the portrait and legends is very like the style of...
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