tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1737428438315188037..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Coiney Mag: Libyan Looted Coins "Hard to Trace"Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-36760217228373792382012-08-21T11:53:30.391-07:002012-08-21T11:53:30.391-07:00That's an amazing blog you have there Mr Thras...That's an amazing blog you have there Mr Thrasher. I take it from reading it that you are a Republican? <br /><br />So your point is that ten thousand ancient coins of dubious provenance can surface and get absorbed without trace by the coin market in its current state? <br /><br />Seems to me we are in agreement there. The thing is though I bet we can never agree that this is NOT the way it should be. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-28697115360331985282012-08-21T11:20:32.144-07:002012-08-21T11:20:32.144-07:0010,000 coins is not very many - there are over 28,...10,000 coins is not very many - there are over 28,000 ancient coins on ebay now, and ebay s a tiny fraction of the ancient coin market.<br /><br />It is no exaggeration to say that the number of coins struck in ancient time are probably in the billions from all areas. Millions if not more survived. 10,000 is a drop in the bucket. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479408986277814779noreply@blogger.com