Robinson's Latest Auction

Frank's listings seem to always include some LOL's.

97 Orodes II, 48.9, VF, off-ctr, edge split, bright silver, sharp portrait.
(A VF+ sold for $500, CGB 11/09, bought by an alien from the planet Xorgon who didn't know any better.) MB $40

Lot 132 is a didrachm from Segesta, Sicily. From Frank's description: " A nice bold coin. I segesta strong bid."

From lot 173: "...insignificant imperfections that only an OCD nitpicker would notice. But of course you are not one of those"

Frank's sales pitch for 176: " A pretty ugly coin."

251: " Ops std l...(Ops was the goddess of wealth, still widely worshipped today. Not to be confused with Oops, the goddess of errors.)"

281: "a thoroughly ordinary Joe Sixpack everyday coin, forgotten by the complacent elites of numismatics."

291: "Uberitas stg l;...Uberitas was the god of chariot-hailing services."

As usual he has some nice coins for sale, he has a pretty decent number of Parthian coins.

Totally agree, although there is the occasional misstep, such as facilitating #201's reentry to the market. Given the description, that one should have been relegated to a black cabinet.

But I do like dealing with him, and have gotten some nice coins from him through the years, one of which got referenced in an issue of The Celator, in a summary of the results of one of his auctions. I also always appreciate the trust he shows returning customers, often sending them the coins they've won prior to payment being made.

And his humor and occasional hyperbole are entertaining. A few years back his email promotion of his latest auction read:

"The sale boasts 558 lots, of superlative quality for the most discriminating connoisseurs. Enter the catalog and you will be transported on wings of angels into a veritable dreamworld of numismatic treasures."

LOL