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And this must be one of the ugliest 1850 Swiss francs that I have ever seen in my life for a superb gem. It looks dipped, no toning, rather dull looking in its photo, despite its lofty NGC MS67+ grad… (View Post)

I tend to lean towards this one, though I am afraid that it’s successful TrueView will attract more bidders than I’d like. It has certainly attracted a lot of trackers so far. 1828, Greece, one Phoen… (View Post)

On a final note, my fast approaching 20 years at the Darkside, started from a sale I did on ebay. In one of my very frequent then trips to London, I bought a bunch of proof half sovereigns from SPINK… (View Post)

This is one nice staircase to go from ancients to medieval and modern. (View Post)

As I’m fast approaching my 20 years at the Darkside, my only true social media activity, I thought of resurrecting this thread instead of touching threads created by other members who visited it, in … (View Post)