John Conduitt ✭✭✭✭

This is the Paxs type, William I type 8 (1083-6). Unfortunately, that doesn't help narrow the mints, but not all moneyers struck this type. The moneyer seems to be Aegelwine. Moneyers by that name we… (View Post)

I don’t think because people disagree they didn’t understand the point being made. Or that their opinions are polemical but yours are not. The contrary view is that coin shows and mint sets are not a… (View Post)

If they want to collect they will, if they don’t, it’s not my business. You can’t force them. But I think many will come to it later, as I did. It’s like family history, or golf, or painting, or fish… (View Post)

And to answer your original question - the TPGs both in Europe and the US have long wait times because of high demand and not enough resources to meet it. Europeans are less interested in grading but… (View Post)

Yes PCGS don't do ancients anyway. Although if you're having to limit yourself to NGC slabs, you might as well go for coins with provenance too and widen your choice! (View Post)