Forum: Coins
January 4th 10, 09:54 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,201
Numismatist on owning counterfeits
On Jan 3, 9:53*pm, Mike Marotta wrote:
Personally, I believe that violence is the last resort of the
incompetent.
Makes sense. According to this "thinking," FDR,...
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Forum: Coins
December 20th 09, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,201
Numismatist on owning counterfeits
On Dec 6, 2:03*pm, Phil DeMayo wrote:
On Dec 2, 5:44 pm, Reid Goldsborough wrote
in part:
Lawyer Michael Benveniste
previously pointed out...
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Forum: Coins
October 16th 09, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,456
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Forum: Coins
September 17th 09, 05:04 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 0
Views: 349
Ping Jorg Lueke
Email to you is bouncing. I might be using an old email address. Email
me if you get this. Thanks.
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Forum: Coins
September 9th 09, 01:50 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,399
Another Book Question: COB References?
On Sep 6, 11:11*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
Look for The Practical Book of Cobs, by Daniel & Frank Sedwick, now in its
4th (2007) edition.
This is the best popular...
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Forum: Coins
March 25th 09, 04:57 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 24, 3:52*pm, Ian wrote:
Neat. The coin is certainly no `turd' to my eye, and i'd be more than
happy to have one of these (especially such a good...
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Forum: Coins
March 25th 09, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Here's one last Owl for Anka, my latest acquisition, not yet
received ... can't wait. Actually I can, I have to, I have no choice.
Anyway, I'm a little frustrated, Anka. I've provided all these...
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Forum: Coins
March 24th 09, 05:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
About this coin:
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl6.jpg
It's ancient, it's authentic, but it's not official. It's a copy, an
ancient copy, struck in all likelihood by the Sabeans of South...
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Forum: Coins
March 24th 09, 04:48 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 22, 11:29*am, "PC" wrote:
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl6.jpg
So, anybody care to offer an opinion about what it is?
A coin.
You're a smart guy. No...
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Forum: Coins
March 22nd 09, 03:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Here's yet another Owl for Anka, another recent acquisition, another
piece I'd have no problem mouthing off about:
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl6.jpg
So, anybody care to offer an opinion about...
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Forum: Coins
March 20th 09, 05:39 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
About this Owl:
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl4.jpg
What can be said about it, with assurance, is "Fake, fake, fake, fake,
fake."
Other things: It's a curious fake. From its photo, it does...
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Forum: Coins
March 17th 09, 06:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Here's yet another Owl for Anka (I'm feeling generous, I guess):
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl4.jpg
As with the previous Owls I've pointed to, this is also a recent Owl
acquisition. I've been on...
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Forum: Coins
March 17th 09, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 16, 2:10*pm, wrote:
Boy, are you dumb. *It's a Bactrian CAMEL. *;-)
I know I'm dumb. But it's not because I have a Bakrian Owl on my want
list. By the way, it's cooler to...
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Forum: Coins
March 16th 09, 02:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 15, 3:45*pm, wrote:
I don't have much to add about Athenian owls, except that I am an
outlier. *Even though I've been collecting ancients for 15 years, have
a fairly...
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Forum: Coins
March 15th 09, 07:09 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
About this coin:
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl3.jpg
Anka and Ian are both correct. It is an Intermediate Style Owl minted
in Athens c. 350-294 BC. This makes it about 23 centuries old....
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Forum: Coins
March 14th 09, 02:38 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 13, 2:00*pm, wrote:
I'll bite. *It looks like an intermediate style owl with two test
cuts, one at the owl's neck and one below Athena's chin. *Is the tet a
forgery?
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Forum: Coins
March 13th 09, 04:24 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Here's another Owl for Anka (and anybody else):
http://rg.ancients.info/misc/Owl3.jpg
What is it? Why is it interesting (or not)? I know why it's ugly. g
But there's interest, and history, in...
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Forum: Coins
March 13th 09, 04:16 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 13, 10:26*am, Jud wrote:
:::::Pulling up a chair to watch the show
Thanks, but it would be like the Roman Colosseum, and I don't want to
be party to that kind of...
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Forum: Coins
March 13th 09, 02:02 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 13, 7:27*am, Mike Marotta wrote:
These coins have been die linked by their obvious style to the Emergency
Issue -Gold- Coins, an earlier stop-gap. Someone used the...
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Forum: Coins
March 13th 09, 12:57 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
On Mar 12, 1:20*pm, "Matthew" wrote:
Is it because of the rust-colored areas of damage that it's a fouree? *How
can you tell that is not dirt or other staining on such a worn...
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Forum: Coins
March 13th 09, 12:18 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Another long post...
Everybody who has responded thus far is correct, more or less. This
coin is, or purports to be, a classical Athenian Owl issued c. 449-413
BC that can be attributed among other...
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Forum: Coins
March 12th 09, 04:01 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,047
An Owl for Anka
Things are a mess around here, in a funny kind of way. Here's my own
little contribution to substance. I'm going to have to show off a bit,
but unapologetically, and unavoidably. This could also be...
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Forum: Coins
March 10th 09, 03:20 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 0
Views: 438
Dating of standardized classical Owls
Long post...
I posted something similar to what follows elsewhere. It generated
only one response, a good response (on-target, substantive,
knowledgeable, and flame-free g) but it was from someone...
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Forum: Coins
January 27th 09, 07:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,531
Lion dollars
On Jan 27, 7:42*am, "Nick Knight" wrote:
Just an FYI. *I collect interesting coin websites, too, so I added this one
to my collection :)
Yep, me too. I also collect...
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Forum: Coins
January 25th 09, 03:24 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 11
Views: 699
Fake Chinese Silver Lunar Ox Story
On Jan 24, 3:41*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
The fact that it is such a high grade is all the diagnostic necessary to
identify it as a fake. *It's the ones that are...
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