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Years ago I heard of a part time dealer acquaintance who purchased a piece of plate money, well outside of his area of expertise I think, at a show simply because he always wanted to own one. While c… (View Post)

I also went to the Gillespie show today, getting there around 9:30. I second most of what Lew said. Nice mix of reasonably priced and interesting material, a good sized crowd at least while I was the… (View Post)

WOW. Absolutely breathtaking (a word I almost never use). I've always considered that medal to be one of the "holy grails" of the period's medals and yours is in what appears to be exceptio… (View Post)

Interesting. Outside of the papal states my library (and hence my knowledge) of Italian medals is pretty much nil so I always appreciate your posts, exposing areas I'm not likely to pursue. Not that … (View Post)

Thanks for the generous chance Paradise. Here's an oldie, but seems increasingly useful to remind myself as the years go by... "Behold the day we are given. Rejoice and be glad therein!" (View Post)