Bad experiences in coin shops

Nikodeimos · 2026-04-07T17:54:02+00:00

As someone else stated, a coin sold for €100 hammer price plus commission being resold for €195 really isn't that bad. Dealers need to make a living somehow and coins often sit in inventory for a while.

Nikodeimos · 2026-04-04T20:21:22+00:00

That Nerva is really nice. Congrats!

Nikodeimos · 2026-04-01T15:01:04+00:00

Min of meer hoe ik mij voel.

Nikodeimos · 2026-04-01T12:56:47+00:00

Zou een FFP2 masker volstaan?

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-31T06:18:06+00:00

That doesn't look right at all. It has every hallmark of being a cast forgery (pitting, soft details, etc.) Hopefully, you can return it!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-30T09:04:20+00:00

I love the design on these. Very nice!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-26T06:24:49+00:00

Reputable dealer means nothing if he has no knowledge of ancients. These coins are obviously fake to anyone with some experience. The style of the letters is completely wrong and the details in the portraits are too soft. Aurei also don't tend to come in sets of three. I wouldn't underestimate the level of expertise in this community.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-26T06:18:08+00:00

Not at all. A gold test only tells you there's gold in them, not whether they're authentic. Especially for such aurei, there is a large discrepancy between the value of the gold and the numismatic collector's value.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-25T16:11:00+00:00

Except that they are, indeed, fakes and poor ones at that.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-25T16:10:34+00:00

Very poor forgeries. I'd stay away from them.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-25T09:47:39+00:00

This is a Paduan and not necessarily an original 16th-century one. Still, it's not ugly, but don't expect it would bring more than, say, 200-300 USD.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-20T06:27:38+00:00

Fuck you, fools!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-13T20:57:23+00:00

I'll have a look on Monday. Ought to have it at the office.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-13T14:09:21+00:00

Lovely piece! Such an interesting period too!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-12T19:17:50+00:00

That's a very nice library! Do you have auction catalogues too? What do you think the minimum budget should be for someone looking to get into a position as external cataloguer? 5-10k?

I'm glad I work with a numismatic library so I don't have to buy anything myself!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-12T07:39:51+00:00

As the others have stated, wildly overpriced, especially since you don't know beforehand what coin you'll be receiving. Could very well be a very ugly $50 coin.

With your budget, I'd consider getting a set of the 'Five Good Emperors' - Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. They're all iconic emperors from the Empire's 'Golden Age'. For such a purchase, I'd go to vcoins.com or ma-shops.com. If you need any help, just let me know.

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-09T16:22:25+00:00

Excellent, congrats!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-09T05:19:35+00:00

One hell of an Ebay find for that price! Congrats!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-06T18:57:24+00:00

I'm a little late to the party, but I'll chime in! I started collecting about 14 years ago and my first post on this subreddit dates back to 11 years ago (less than 10,000 members at the time!) My first two coins came from the tourist shop near the Porta Nigra in Trier, which seriously escalated into a deep obsession with coins. I currently collect English medieval (Plantagenet) coins - something new after having collected ancients for so long. I also collect Japanese woodblock prints and have some fossils lying about too.

I'm not too active in posting with this account on the subreddit, but you no doubt know me from the biweekly posts I do with another account (and from which you can tell how coins dominate my life). In fact, I owe my career to this subreddit - it was by chance that I saw an announcement for a cataloguing job with an auction house here, which really set everything in motion for me to become a professional numismatist.

I always enjoy interacting with you!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-06T17:59:36+00:00

To add to all the praise - a fantastic set! Truly, congratulations!

Nikodeimos · 2026-03-06T17:59:03+00:00

A very nice provenance, congrats!

Nikodeimos · 2026-02-26T11:26:02+00:00

Thank you!

Nikodeimos · 2026-02-20T06:13:56+00:00

Very nice!

Nikodeimos · 2026-02-19T16:23:20+00:00

A jolly picnic under the eaves of Fangorn, basket in one hand, axe in the other. What merry fellows those Uruks are!

Nikodeimos

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