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PRIVATE BLOG – The Dollar – Great Depression – Future
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Ukrainian Ancient Coin brings more than $5 million at Auction Today
The Balkck Sea Trade – Tauric Chersonesus, Panticapaeum. This is probably the finest known Gold Stater (circa 350-300AD) of Panticapaeum, which was the most [...]
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More Hoards to be Posted at 4PM EST
Apparently, everything we posted sold out in 15 minutes or less. We will put up a few more items at 4PM EST to allow a different time zone to have a crack at [...]
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The 12 Caesars
As far as the 12 Caesars are concerned, I am doing my best to assemble a few sets. These are not easy to put together. Nevertheless, I am giving it a shot to see [...]
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Cleopatra – Was she White or Black?
For whatever reason, people have tried to claim that Cleopatra was black. That is the most absurd proposition that distorts history beyond belief. When Alexander [...]
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What will Become Money Post-2032?
QUESTION: Hello Martin, Been reading your writings with keen interest for over 15 years now since while you were incarcerated. My question is: The way you paint a [...]
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PRIVATE BLOG – Will Europe Enter a Death Spiral?
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Happy Pi Day
Caesar’s Wife begged him not to go to the Senate in the morning. She had her vision of his death. Decimus dined with Caesar the night before his assassination [...]
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Hoards -Even Gold
In times of economic distress, people will hoard their wealth. This is as true in ancient times as it is in modern times. I was called in about a hoard of [...]
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Corruption inside the Deep State
History repeats because human nature never changes. During the Roman Republic, the name of the moneyer would appear on the coinage just as today the [...]
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