John Conduitt ✭✭✭✭

There has definitely been a peak and a reduction. You can see this is you analyse CNG's sales results. I don't think the reduction was 30%. It's just a factor of a few high peaks that were followed b… (View Post)

Well, the OP asked for a Greek expert, and none has yet showed up. But this coin looks like Athena / Nike with the inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, King Alexander, which seems to be a gold stater. So… (View Post)

You have to come back to the fact that slabbing is not exactly popular in “world” coins (which here seems to mean “non-US”). So why would a sticker be necessary? To differentiate between coins that a… (View Post)

TPGs have a hard enough time getting the attribution correct and determining its genuine in the few seconds they have with each coin. (View Post)

As with grading, it's a way of manufacturing rarity. So anyone who wants to make money from nothing will like it. (View Post)