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Documenting History with Coins
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, Your writings on Rome and the parallels are astounding because, as you say, human nature never changes. I took my family to Rome for a [...]
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It’s a Matter of Confidence
COMMENT: Marty; I really do not think people give you enough credit whilst they all pretend to claim they called it correctly just a couple of months ago. I was at [...]
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The Flight from Government – Public to Private
The annual New York Coin show auctions set some unbelievable records this year. This beautiful Dekadrachm of Syracuse which last year would have sold for $50,000, [...]
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Rarest Roman Coin of All Time
QUESTION: Marty; What is the rarest Roman coin? I figure nobody really knows that answer better than you. PH ANSWER: There are three major coins of which only one [...]
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Revealing History
COMMENT: I find it interesting how two people the general consensus has said were scoundrels, John Law and Julius Caesar, you have shown were actually people [...]
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Collectibles Bull Market Exploding
The collectible market has been exploding. The first vintage issue of “Batman #1” recently sold for more than $2.2 million at auction, breaking the [...]
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Ancient Coins Soaring in Price
This is historically perhaps the most important coin of the Roman Republic. It was estimated at £500,000 and it sold for £2,700,000 ($3.5 million). This is the [...]
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Roman Coins Wash up on Beach in Florida
There have been discoveries of Roman coins in Japan as well as in North America. There has even been the discovery of a Roman sword in Newfoundland. Now, a [...]
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Is Gold Still Liquid in Bullion Form?
QUESTION: Hi Martin– Thank you for your daily blog. I read it first thing each morning. Regarding the bank liquidity problems with the Eurozone banks: would [...]
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Hoard of Athenian Owls
Athenian Owls – The 1st World Currency of the Ancient World 5th Century BC Athenian silver tetradrachms became the first recognized World Currency in Ancient [...]
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