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A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF ANCIENT NUMISMATIC ARTIFAC THAT GREATLY EFFECTED THE VALUATION OF THE ROMAN ECONOMY
A MASTERPIECE OF THE RAREST ANCIENT NUMISMATICS
AN UNCOMMONLY FINE SURVIVOR OF AN EARLY AND ELUSIVE LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE
AMAZING ARTISTIC DARK TONED SINULO-PUNIC TREASURE
AMAZING ARTISTIC DARK TONED SINULO-PUNIC TREASURE
A simply amazing example that confounds any explanation for how it survived in such an incredible state of preservation for more than 1700 years. The luster is exceptionally strong and seems undimmed from the day it was coined.
In 293 or 294 Diocletian reformed the coinage as part of his larger effort to regulate wages and the prices of goods and services. Diocletian''s reforms were generally unsuccessful, especially those associated with economics. His attempt to regulate the economy failed miserably, and in fact made matters worse. After his attempt to set maximum prices on goods and services, inflation skyrocketed and economic activity was forced underground, where it bypassed taxation.
His attempt to restrict personal freedoms and to increase revenues also tended to create the opposite effect. He tried to force the increasingly powerful Christian population to make sacrifices to the pagan gods, but to no avail. By the end of his reign, Diocletian recognized that his heavy-handed tactics had failed.
With these depressing reversals, a serious health crisis and (apparently) the ambitions of one of his presumed successors, the Caesar Galerius, Diocletian chose to abdicate in A.D. 305. This had never happened before in the Roman Empire, as the reigns of all previous emperors had ended only with their deaths, natural or violent.
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This rare ancient "Wonder Coin" displays superb bright mint luster over brilliant mirror orange-gold surfaces that approach technical and aesthetic perfection as one would expect from a Choice Mint State Star. It is truly a phenomenal coin; one wish only can be appreciative when weighing that 1700 years of history has past since it's minting. Simply outstanding! ~more
This PCGS LEWIS AND CLARK MS65 CAC COMMEMORATIVE DOLLAR is well-known for its overall elusiveness. A formidable reception afforded this coin at time of issue virtually guarantees its rarity; in fact, it is the rarest gold dollar in the commemorative series.
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Carthage, a Phoenician settlement on the coast of northern Africa, began to compete with the Greeks for control of Sicily in the fifth century B.C. Its interference there eventually led to the Battle of Himera in 480 BC, in which combined Greek forces soundly defeated the Carthaginians. The Carthaginians returned at the end of the fifth century, destroying Himera and other Sicilian cities. The Syracusans resisted them throughout the fourth century, confining them to the western part of the island, where they minted coins to pay their troops. The coins are therefore called Siculo-Punic; the term Punic to refer to the Carthaginians comes from the Latin Punicus, meaning Phoenician.
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Rare Coin Market Update #19
The Multi Billion Dollar Bubble The Bitcoin Frenzy!
by James DiGeorgia2013-05-20 17:25:29
The promises of enormous and fast profits have also lead to some incredible speculative bubbles. One of the most famous was the Dutch “Tulip Mania” that at its peak in February 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled craftsman.The seminal book on bubbles is Manias, Panics, and Crashes, by Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber. According to their book, a bubble involves an unsustainable (parabolic) move in prices, or cash flows. See page 8, price history for Bitcoin for an example.
The book lists 10 of the most famous and biggest bubbles in economic history:
1. The Dutch Tulip Bulb Bubble
2. The South Sea Bubble, 1720
3. The Mississippi Bubble, 1720
4. The U.S. stock market bubble, 1927 – 1929
5. The surge in bank loans to Mexico and other emerging countries in the 1970s
6. The Japanese real estate and stock market bubble, 1985 – 1989. Japan hasn’t really recovered from their bubble.
7. Scandinavian’s real estate and stock market bubble, 1985 -1989
8. Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other Asian countries real estate and stock market bubble 1992 – 1997
9. Surge in foreign investment in Mexico, 1990 – 1993
10. Tech, dot.com bubble 1995 – 2000.
Not included in the list, the U.S. real estate and sub-prime mortgage bubble, 2003 to 2008.
Some Ponzi schemes also wind up as bubbles, Madoff being the latest. Many Ponzi schemes burst because they can longer find fools to fund the ruse, or the law catches up with schemer.
Bitcoin, 2013?
The latest scheme/speculative bubble is the Bitcoin frenzy that has thousands of speculators, investors and tax dodgers dreaming of windfall profits. The amazing thing about Bitcoins is that unlike most Ponzi-Schemes and speculative bubbles is that so much is unknown about who actually launched it.
Accepted by few, Bitcoin is money that has no backing by any country, banking institution and can literally be created out of thin air!
Bitcoins are a virtual currency created by anonymous programmers around 2008, 2009. They are 100% digital. They are not minted in silver, copper, gold, plastic or even printed on paper. They exit entirely in the digital world. They can be used currently to buy a broad range of products -from cupcakes to computers, electronic and even illegal narcotics.
A simply amazing example that confounds any explanation for how it survived in such an incredible state of preservation for more than 1700 years. The luster is exceptionally strong and seems undimmed from the day it was coined. 
This rare ancient "Wonder Coin" displays superb bright mint luster over brilliant mirror orange-gold surfaces that approach technical and aesthetic perfection as one would expect from a Choice Mint State Star. It is truly a phenomenal coin; one wish only can be appreciative when weighing that 1700 years of history has past since it's minting. Simply outstanding!
This PCGS LEWIS AND CLARK MS65 CAC COMMEMORATIVE DOLLAR is well-known for its overall elusiveness. A formidable reception afforded this coin at time of issue virtually guarantees its rarity; in fact, it is the rarest gold dollar in the commemorative series.
Carthage, a Phoenician settlement on the coast of northern Africa, began to compete with the Greeks for control of Sicily in the fifth century B.C. Its interference there eventually led to the Battle of Himera in 480 BC, in which combined Greek forces soundly defeated the Carthaginians. The Carthaginians returned at the end of the fifth century, destroying Himera and other Sicilian cities. The Syracusans resisted them throughout the fourth century, confining them to the western part of the island, where they minted coins to pay their troops. The coins are therefore called Siculo-Punic; the term Punic to refer to the Carthaginians comes from the Latin Punicus, meaning Phoenician.
