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Excellent idea! A new blockbuster in the making. Leading parts played by Brad Pitt as the CNG ceo, and Nicholas Cage as the Roma ceo. Beats those million Marvel super hero movies.

Perhaps the lizard people tried to hide something! 😉

My only Philip.

Maybe you mean these posts? There have been several.

Fantastic coins so far! And I like the variation in denomination: cistophor, aureii, a sestertius. Well done!

Great poster and coins! I dont have any Seleukids, but if you wont mind, Id like to add some circus animals and a peculiar dog to the menagerie 😉

My wife likes this US show about a couple that fixes old houses and makes them (or a couple of rooms at least) brand new. They reorder rooms, break down walls, redecorate the rooms and upgrade kitchens, bathrooms and so on. Its quite entertaining, because the result is fantastic (I know, its a tv show, but still), and they make it look that good craftmanship pays off. Last weekend, the coin below was hammerd for 1.200 EUR. Someone thought this coin to be a fixer upper, and decided at some point to fix a deep cut. Unfortunately, the fix does not make it better in my opinion, as I can clearly see where the cut was. A clear case of not so good craftmanship. We've seen coins with holes that have been fix in such a way, that it takes a trained eye to see the repair. So, what really puzzles me, is why would someone pay 1.200 for this coin? Before the fix: After the fix: And my issue comparable issue. I will not fix the crack! Please share your coins with cracks or cuts!

This is a fantastic coin, thanks for showing it again. This is high on my wishlist because of the great reverse depiction the temple, but they are quite expensive. I also really love the imagery in the pediment, which seems to show the gigantomachy.

Fantastic catch! I have to ask though, how many coins did you get from the Curtis Clay collection?

Money well spent... Sarcastic mode off.

Im no expert, and this one does not scream fake, but it would make me uncomfortable. You could check the database on Forum Ancient Coins, and try to find a matching die pair on ACsearch. Maybe that can help.

Help me out here. Why is the other coin that expensive? I think it has eye appeal, but Im a bit sceptical about the surfaces. Looks a bit smoothed. Also there is a spot that looks like inactive corrosion on the obverse, at 6 clock. Both obverse and reverse are slightly double struck. Nevertheless, overall a nice coin, but imho not worth 1700 or up. I really like your coin, the portrait is very subtle and interesting, and different from many of his other portraits with the big chin. I think you made a very good frustrated purchase!

this person has all the coins send from NGC, i think he said in the video, even though the coins were from other venues, such as NAC and Tauler Fau, as well. I therefore believe he uses NGC as his agent, too. So theres a good guarantee the coins are ok, and the right ones are delivered to him. Just speculation of course. Anyway, more interesting is your last point. All coins are fantastic in my opinion. Rare tissues, historical interesting issues, or otherwise just great coins. Im more into Roman issues, so my favorites were all the Augustus issues, the aureus even though there was some tooling, and the Rufus issue with the portrait of Brutus (he calls it a budget EID MAR 😁)

Just one coin, but I really like the reverse with the details on the wing. Its my best victory.

Tempel of Jupiter of the Capitoline hill: I think the Tempel on this issue of Domitian is shown in the background. One explanation is that his coin shows the grand entrance to the Capitoline tempel complex,.built bij Trajan. And the man himself, casually seated, showing his muscles... could be me with a bit more exercise (not!)

I wondered that too. Somewhere near the end of the video, he mentions that some where in the USA for years. I could not handle such a long wait! I had a second heart attack, thinking of the taxes (21%) and import fee (4%) i would have to pay, if all those coins together would be shipped to the NL. Those percentages are levied over the total value of the package, not just coins, but also fees and so on! I think thats about the value of half my collection....

I have been staring at this video for half an hour now, with my mouth wide opened, and I had to share it here. I love this video! Just looking at all these coins getting unpacked is magical. I hope some of you like it too. My largest amount of coins in one shipment ever was 4. That was very pleasing to unpack. What was your largest shipment? N.B. If i remember correctly, Classical Numismatics is a member of this forum, but I might mix things up here, and be wrong. anyway I dont think this video is posted already. If so, aoplogies and Ill see the optician.

I should start selling on eBay 🤑

hi everyone, thanks for posting this @Roman Collector. Some cases of tooling are obvious, some are less obvious. Overall, I still find it difficult to notice cases of tooling, from photos, where the case is not so evident. If you are ok, I would like to add some photo's taken from coins from a recently published digital auction catalogue. These are just a few of the coins that stand out, and raise questions. Whats going on here, tooling and smoothing? This silver denarius jumped out. The portrait is a bit off, but why I show this, is because I noticed the raised edge, which appears on the photo. Is the metal on the obverse worked on, smoothed? I also think I can see quite a few marks on the reverse. Am I correct? Well, nothing more to add here....

Like there can be only one obverse with Elagabalus, there is one reverse that I think is the main attraction. As @Severus Alexander also mentioned: Thats a terrible fire by the way! Take care....

Some issues is a huge understatement, its terrible 🤣 But yes, Im very, very happy with it. A grail coin / white whale (one of those) for me. And thanks, im very fond of the Claudius sesterius is very good looking in hand. Agreed, a 'vg' or 'vf' coin still can have a lot of eye appeal!

Like @Heliodromus, i dont care much for grading. If I like it, and can afford it, its good enough for me. If people do care about grades, thats fine, its of course their choice. I go for rarities, coins that interest me, and tell a good story. I do wonder, if I had all the money in the world, would my choice be any different. Maybe yes, I dont want to be hypocritical, and I would go for these rarities with better eye appeal. A grading scale using some of my most interesting coins: This one is B, bad (cool action reverse): This one is graded VB: very bad This one is graded UB, unbelievable bad: And this one is graded WWABT, why would anyone buy that: I love these coins! An addition. Some sellers have the tendency to grade their coins ridicously high. This coins was graded XF. I dont agree.

Agreed. But the claim above was made by the poster of this topic, that the coins were stolen from a FedEx truck. Which could of course be the case (i have no reason to doubt the poster!), but that does raise the question about the police report. Still, its always important to make a report with the police, insurance or not, in my opinion. But I also.understand what Ed Snible says; being legally right doesnt give you justice. And lawsuits are expensive. So its understandable that Mike Gasvoda sends out the messagea and in that sense sticks his neck out. But in doing so, he also raises a lot of questions, which in my opinion are okay to ask and deserve some more info. (And maybe that s already being done, i dont use Facebook. So in that case, that would be great and very helpful!) If the police wouldnt act on the stolen coins being sold, its up to the collectors and the collecting scène to take action. Again, not defending anyone here, and a warned person counts for 2 😉

Its daylight here, so Im more then pleased I can jump on the wagon again. Again, I'm not defending anyone here. But, there are still some questions left unaswered by the members who started this post and added to it. But first, a personal summary: ? Yes, Leu is selling stolen coins: - CNG mentions this on facebook - they use the '2005' provenance phrase - the coins look all the same, cleaned, bright, and large quanitities of the same types are offered No, or not sure: - There's still much vague/unclear: where's the hard evidence (police report, proof of previous ownership, and so on) - Unaswered questions remain: Why was the matter tried to be solved 'privately', in this serious case as this? Where are the lots of the previous sale? Did Mike file a report with the police? Or only post it on facebook as a warning to other potential buyers? - The 2005-provenance thing is used a lot, but there's no evidence that that means coins are previously stolen and sold nevertheless. Its also a practice used by many other auctioneers, in different wording. So, what does this actually mean, in relation to the 4 items shown, being stolen? - How can a buyer know the coins are stolen? Where are the stolen coins from the previous sale, mentioned by Mike Gavoda? My conclusion: I simply do not know what to think of it. I can imagine the members starting this thread wanted to share a warning, which I appreciate. A warned person counts for two, we say here in the NL, and I will certainly take this into account. But many questions remain unanswered, and in light of such a serious accusation, I think it's more than fair to buyers and the aution house in question, to provide important information. Also, internet does not forget, and if someone googles 'Leu', this thread will forever pop up, and it's still not proven! (Ironically, when I did just that, a thread on cointalk and Forum popped up about Leu being the victim of stolen coins, in 2018!) thanks for the replies, but my question was, that if Leu willingly is selling these coins whilst they know they were stolen, are they are also faking the provenance? I think no member of this board thinks these statements are worth a lot. The lack of value of these statements by auctioneers all comes down to the proof provided. I never bought a coin with such provenance, but do auctioneers actually provide proof of this statement? If not, I dont see the value of it, other than what @Salomons Cat mentions about buyers protection in relation to cultural goods, which is another issue completely.

Well, I am not a native speaker, so mistakes are easily made. Still, the path is very relevant, the circumstances are relevant, what Leu knew and when, the conseignor, the buyer, and so on. Not per se to be discussed on this board though, but relevant, yes. Because its what makes something ‘knowingly’. But still, this is a minor issue. At hand is the question, how would a buyer know a coin he bought was stolen previously. I do not know Mike, but the involvement of cng does mean something. But those 4 coins are from this sale. Where could one find the other coins? And how would one then prove they were stolen? Im a buyer at the previous Leu auction, and I would not want stolen goods in my collection. Nobody does (right?), so, again, some more info is important. Ive looked at the 4 coins offered be Leu. No previous selling venue mentioned and al are “From a European collection, formed before 2005.” So, does this mean Leu is also faking provenance? Or did they believed the story of a thieve? What else is going on? addition; if the rightful owner can simply prove he bought these and hé was not the one to offer them to Leu for sale, I wonder why Leu stopped this communication. Seeing how easy it is to prove this, the it sounds very risky and also stupid from Leu. Did the owner inform the police, that would be the logical step.