He has 13 ancient coins listed as well as two samurai cartoons. One of the coins is a nice looking Alexander Octodrachm. The price is 3.5. The currency of that price is Ethereum, which works out to US$15,532.
The buyer receives the ancient coin in addition to the digital rights.
Press release on einnews.com here.
National Geographic gives a detailed look at how currency counterfeiting is done in the underworld of Lima, Peru. Mariana van Zeller interviews a convicted printer, visits a currently operating printer and as well as a finisher. A money mule explains how to sneaks cash into the US.
You can watch the complete 47 minute episode on NationalGeographic.com or on Hulu.
The upper coin sold for about $300+fees. The lower coin sold for about $600+fees. I do not have access to the coins, I merely stumbled across the photos online.
My first impression was that I was looking at two different coins. At least one of the coins is a modern cast forgery.
Several people suggested that it was more likely that both pictures show the same coin, before and after a 'repair'.
I am curious what my readers think. In the comments, tell me if you think these are one or two coins, genuine or fake, repaired or not. I can tell you that the reported weights are within 0.3%.
I haven't posted in a while. Here is a photo of me in NYC during a height of the pandemic.
La Moneda restaurant, Jerome south of 175th st
