My Coin Shop Owner LOVES to talk about history and coins!

[@allancolegrove2874]

Whatever he talks about is always interesting. He makes history fascinating! Thanks for your time and efforts!!!

[@jefflwadfordjr.1128]

Agree 100 percent

[@joserichards2534]

The coin guy videos are the best. He makes coin collecting exciting.

[@tekaramdinanath3303]

Being close in age to " The Coin Guy" I resonate with his educational take on numismatics ,he proves it is much more than a hobby,but also a living testament of our history!!

[@Chrisinsocal]

I like your coin guy the most because he’s always so chipper. I’m glad he recovered well from Covid and I hope he stays safe!

[@indianabob9534]

May GOD bless you Guy and all of your loved ones. Thanks for the history lesson. I'll follow your lead " GOD bless America". And SpegTacular all of the above goes for you too.

[@Spegtacular]

Thanks Bob ;)

[@AlohaStacker]

Another awesome discussion and history lesson from Coin Guy! Love these Speg thank you!

[@williammiller7362]

I really like the Coin Guy!!! He does not mince words or beat around the bush. He says what he believes. We need more honest people like him in our world when we are constantly bombarded by the MSM and political theater of the day where we are constantly being lied to, and taught it's good to have zero morals and integrity. I could go on and on, but I'll leave it at that. Hopefully we get a lot more content with the Coin Guy in the future.

[@Spegtacular]

I think there’s 30 videos here on my channel ;) hours of entertainment

[@cziprick]

Coin Guy would have to kick me out of his shop, cause I could sit and listen to him for hours.

[@ProjectEric2024]

Guy is just the absolute greatest with his knowledge and attitude. He always interviews with that half smile and grin and you just know he's on to something we don't know about. I can't wait to visit his shop one day!

[@fareast_de]

Great history and numismatic half hour with the Coin Guy ! Not all antique Roman gold coins are that expensive. Go to the 4th/5th century and the following Byzantine empire and you will find a lot of affordable gold coins for less than thousand bucks. Greets from GER, U.

[@cyberleaderandy1]

Agree totally. In Britain we have better access to Roman coins than the US and we can get them relatively cheaply via eBay etc.

[@fareast_de]

@@cyberleaderandy1 Yup, over here in Europe the market for antique coins is different: a much bigger selection of different items and better prices.

[@royhebebrand5614]

I think it would be beyond fascinating to be able to go back in time and witness the artists minting these old treasures, don't you? Wow

[@mrsspegtacular6484]

I agree, Roy! Thank you for watching!

[@minnesotastackin]

Yes a new coin guy vid!!! I could listen to this man talk coins and history all day long.

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I love those ancient Greek coins. Lots of incredible history there. Thanks for this. Always enjoy seeing you two together!

[@bucketheadkfc]

I hope coin guy lives to 100 years old, this man is a legend!

[@tomcarmen7169]

Fantastic episode, always enjoy the history lessons for Guy! Keep up the great work speg!

[@schuey089]

I could listen to Guy all day long! Very knowledgeable!

[@noahcoins9387]

Coin Guy is a GREAT Historian! Thank you for sharing! Buy his coins!!!! I do 😃

[@FunWithCoins]

WOW! beautiful coins and amazing knowledge! can't wait for some more history videos from coin guy, brilliant!

[@mikeobrien4437]

The Coin GUY knows his history and old coins, great content!

[@kennysilver9769]

I almost clicked off on this because I am not interested in world coins, but when Coin Guy started talking history, I had to continue watching. Very interesting!!

[@andrewvillanueva9251]

I would love to see Guy's favorite and best finds in his personal collection.

[@GreyMatterPlatter]

Absolutely

[@amoore2539]

Another great history lesson. I missed seeing Bob Hope in December 1970 by one week. I was rotated back to the states from the Vietnam War. Sure regret not seeing him and his show. Mr. Hope was a great Patriot.

[@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh]

I learn more from the coin guy than my history class 😂😅

[@SmouseHouseHobbies]

What a great guy, loads of knowledge and the willingness and ability to share it so others can learn. Plus flashing pretty coins is always a plus. Thanks for doing these videos.

[@CatsMeowPaw]

I would love to dive into that ancient coin collection. Many of Coin Guy's coins are quite reasonably priced too.

[@5ringsaudits]

They are not very rare

[@kateburley5377]

Great history and a great video as always. Coin guy is is just full of knowledge.

[@gerardramirez6320]

Coin guy you got to stick around forever lol am 63 and I can listen to you talk forever.

[@steveshepherd2712]

Nice thing about these old coins is the history surrounding them, when you own them you will wonder who used them and research them yourself.Always a thrill to find when detecting😉

[@davidmurray9844]

The Coin Guy is a national treasure

[@andyb8838]

Dude, this guy rocks... What a wealth of information! Wish I lived near him.

[@cyberleaderandy1]

Another great video Speg and Guy, thanks for doing this and letting Guy share his knowledge.

[@mrsspegtacular6484]

Thank you for your support, Cyberleader Andy!

[@tommyt8998]

Coin guy is smart and personable. We need more honest people like him teaching the truth in our universities. I got a kick out of how he deftly dodged a direct answer to your question regarding who our contemporary barbaric peoples are. We all know who they are, but God help the person who answers questions like this forthrightly!

[@tryagain4469]

🗽YOU KNOW

[@silvergopher]

Awesome as always. A great history lesson from Coin Guy and some cool coinage.

[@nicka1833]

Im glad spegtacular does these I always learn something form coin guy... Thank you speg and guy

[@officeguy3]

Love the Coin Guy! He has a wealth of information. Great video.

[@CatsMeowPaw]

On the shop walls he has bead boarding. I was wondering what type of timber is on the walls? I recently installed radiata pine bead boarding in my house, but his looks so much nicer.

[@KashfuzzCrochet76]

Wow wow wow 🤩 I love this guy and all of his knowledge. I saw that coin with the chariot and my first thought was I’ll bet he buys that one. Lol 😂 this was awesome. Really thanks for sharing! 😎✌️🌻🌻 Rick Howe Jr. sent me!

[@DavePlouffe]

Coin Guy always makes my day. Happy Birthday both Speg and Coin Guy! God Bless America!

[@Spegtacular]

Thank you Dave!

[@stevewoods8116]

Thank Speg's! Always enjoy the Coin Guy!

[@mrsspegtacular6484]

Thanks for your support, Steve!

[@myrongunnar1518]

Coin Guy is a great All American! Can't help but love this guy!!

[@CATSRULE1969]

Absolutely love Ancient coins (and Medievals).

[@Spegtacular]

me too.. I'm a low level student when it comes to them! They scare me a little ;)

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

@@Spegtacular You shouldn't, they are not that complicated, even if they look like they are!

[@CATSRULE1969]

@@Spegtacular The history is definitely AWSOME. However when it comes to ancient coins (esp) and some Medievals..., there are TONS of fakes out there. And eventhough I've been a collector for 35+ years, I have still been fooled a couple times the past couple years. I'd advise new collectors to start out with low end, cheaper bronze coins. And definitely invest in a few books "before" jumping into ancient coin buying too deep.

[@fareast_de]

@@Spegtacular Don´t be scared, Jesse ! Start with late Roman Empire copper coins in reasonable condition for a few bucks (Constantin, Gallienus, Aurelianus, Probus etc.) and get a "feeling" for this antique stuff. Then go ahead to the more pricey material. Until 19th century, Roman coins were the most common items ever minted.

[@813leadslinger5]

Hot damn! A Coin Guy/Speg video for my Birthday. Almost as cool as the 2 oz. Silver Zombie Virgo round my Best Friend gave me!

[@Spegtacular]

Well happy birthday :) 🎂🎉🎁

[@813leadslinger5]

@@Spegtacular Thank you very much fellow Virgo

[@5ringsaudits]

Happy birthday

[@mferrarorace]

These videos are awesome with Coin Guy. A wealth of knowledge.

[@youretheai7586]

Those are very fine specimens and it makes me wish I had the money to invest into an artistic piece of history that was on display in this video. Thanks for the amazing history lesson and happy belated birthdays guys!!

[@Spegtacular]

Thank you!

[@sidcolwell7479]

We need "The Coin Guy 2.0" download all his coin and history knowledge. I'd buy it. God bless you and God bless America. 👍🇺🇸

[@MattHammock]

I got to say hi to Guy on the phone when I visited his son's shop in St. Augustine in July. Glad everyone's doing well!

[@ryanpenner9950]

I love ancient history I think it is the second most interesting for of history, I personally find 1910-1950 more interesting

[@Chrisinsocal]

“I want a uniform” -coin collector extraordinaire

[@philh6415]

The Roman coin labelled as Domitian looks more like Hadrian.

[@jovanjohannessen9304]

Coin Guy is a National Treasure$$$ I wish this Guy had been my Highschool History teacher. I might have learned something and paid attention. Keep up the Awesome Job Spegtacular. Range is still open when you find time...

[@Spegtacular]

It’s been on my mind a lot! I’ve been so busy lately though. There’s so much I need to do that I’ve had to put on the back burner

[@jovanjohannessen9304]

@@Spegtacular I have no idea what your talking...lol. 2 kids and a Wife, swim practices, meets, baseball, baseball, baseball for the other kid. Thomas Rhett concert, gotta get the boat out this weekend.. mow the lawn..and oh yeah work work work. Have a great weekend

[@jpg_aka_machead816]

I think you guys need to go talk to Netflix. You Guys got something going on here and the community thanks you everyday for it.

[@williamfender661]

I enjoyed the whole show.

[@mrsspegtacular6484]

Thank you for your support, William!

[@TheChrissy1977]

Mork anthawny. That accent is quality. History coin guy!!!

[@jrtjonathanwinchell3955]

What I like about the Coin Guy he only talks to SpegTacular on KZbin nobody else does that and he talks about his experience in the coin business for over 40 years plus. Thats what I call credibility.

[@Hotbeefsamich]

Gotta love the Coin Guy!! That Stalingrad coin would be cool to have!

[@mth469]

The coin was smaller in diameter and thinner as the metal was desperately needed for building armaments.

[@richardmetcalf2346]

History and coins. You just can't beat it.👍👍👍👍👍 You got another subscriber out of this one. I had to watch it twice. I'll probably watch it one more time. So much there to learn.✌️✌️✌️😎😎

[@Spegtacular]

Luckily there’s about 29 other videos with him in it for your enjoyment ;)

[@richardmetcalf2346]

@@Spegtacular Wonderful. I can't get enough of this kinda stuff. I'm going to go back and find your older videos to watch also.

[@davidcawrowl3865]

I can listen to historical context of coins, eyelids half-open , taking it in, as if getting a brain massage, lol.

[@gatzzinnyaaareaa]

I absolutely love this guy

[@madhatter-1891]

Coin Guy always has interesting knowledge to talk about.

[@collybrown1590]

Fountain of knowledge, love listening to this gentleman, never knew that about Constantinople and it now makes me detest the ideology of I**am even more now.

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

Ancient coins are something I really want to get into but also the thing I'm most scared of getting ripped off when I buy. That and gold pandas. Buying older silver pandas already feels like Russian roulette. Gold Pandas is like that but trading out the revolver for a glock.

[@5ringsaudits]

Make sure they are NGC or PCGS only. Takes the scare away. I dabbled and got out. Too many scams.

[@SuccessfulSlave]

Man I love me some coin guy. I learned so much man. I feel another collection coming on. Till next we meet ❤🤍💙🥃💀

[@butter8723]

I swear when I get my license i'm driving to Coin Guy's store!

[@667hodge]

I could add on a little info to Coin Guy's knowledge, but it would be a long comment, lol.I will add that Diocletian was the one that beheaded St.George for not denouncing his faith.He is Great Britain's patron saint and is on their coins/bullion to this day.Its nice to see that someone still knows/appreciates history in this collecting/stacking community. But then again, you already know that. Thanx to both of you for these vids.Have a wonderful Labor day weekend. Be safe

[@667hodge]

I guess it was a long comment 😄

[@GravityXheavy]

His agent should call the history channel and present a coin- based history show. "History In Your Hand". The show starts with the process of an ancient coin being struck and ends where it was found with all the love hate triumph and tragedy in between.

[@josevarjas8263]

Coin guy so much knowledge all around. History,coins,politics.

[@mareecathie2476]

As I said before, these coin guy videos are like waiting for a black death meringue. You put them off, & wait until you've finished dinner on a Sunday night, & just starting on the port...

[@B29p]

Always enjoy these videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@hikesteepfishhigh]

yes! watch some bob hope films. really good movies. a great man as well.

[@rogerjames6956]

smashing,live to be 150,74 year old from the u k, god bless, roger.

[@thomasoshields2026]

Excellent video, I get a good education every time. Thanks for the video.

[@bobspistolsandpaydirt8607]

Another fantastic Coin Guy video….. happy belated Birthday to you both….. God Bless

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

I love Ancients it's affordable and cool history, hope Guy and I can make a deal.

[@ricks2371]

Really enjoy these videos and listening to him.

[@firearmsstudent]

5:54 Caligula was named after the little boots (Caligula) he would wear as a child playing soldier while on campaign with his (If I remember correctly) father.

[@thebackyardbear]

Those ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it.

[@freedomfighter1861]

And we are doomed to repeat it!

[@thebackyardbear]

@@freedomfighter1861 And while you repeat it... I will PROFIT from it.

[@johnstgaudens8856]

Enjoyed from beginning to end.

[@kaynefryday1251]

Happy birthday Coin Guy , you are a good egg.

[@silverarpad]

The Coin Guy is awesome !. Speg, did you pick up that sweet Italian coin with that chariot ?. Some awesome stuff !

[@barry-thechangechecker8179]

Coin guy is such an addictive guy!

[@ruscoin]

Coin Guy is really right, 15 kopecks 1942 is a rare coin in Russia.

[@kentd2712]

Great video. Thanks Speg

[@juniorv.3049]

Tons of good knowledge!!

[@TimothyWhittingtonYeOldeRufus]

Just picked up 2 ancient coins in the past year.

[@bill4572]

When he showed that 1942 Russia coin my heat dropped I have one similar but its 1961 I thought I had something those were nice foreign coins

[@rickyboothe2434]

Always love Guys stories

[@nancytharp8213]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing 😎🏝🏖

[@BilgemasterBill]

At about 6:50 that is not Domitian. It is a sestertius showing the Emperor Antonius Pius (reigned 138-161 AD). On the reverse is the goddess Concordia seated.

[@johnwachter6369]

Coin Guy is awesome !!!

[@richardlovett4958]

What a great historian

[@rayrockwood7543]

Not hating on Coin guy, but why does he send so many coins to ICG and sell so many coins graded by ICG, instead of PCGS, NGC, or even ANACS? Do people in his area prefer ICG? I know ICG grading fees are cheap, but whenever I see a coin in an ICG slab I just don't even bother with it because they have such a bad reputation. Has Coin guy or Speg ever addressed this?

[@kaynefryday1251]

I heard Anacs have the worst rep when it comes to grading .

[@Korium84]

I can see it with the foreigns. U.S. I prefer PCGS or NGC

[@Spegtacular]

I’ve addressed this a lot actually. I personally have slabbed coins from NGC where they’ve messed up on the slab. I’ve seen coins from both PCGS where they’ve slabbed a coin as a completely different coin and countless other errors, graded incorrectly, misspelled, etc. ICG has people working for them that once worked for those larger companies and moved on. What is true is that they aren’t recognized the same way as NGC or PCGS because those companies advertise a LOT. Open any monthly/annual coin book/magazine and you’ll see those companies advertising. They grade just like anyone else, you can call them right now and actually talk to one of the graders within moments, and they’re cheaper/quicker. I’m still waiting for emails back from PCGS and it’s been about 4 years ;) If you think that one of those three companies are better graders than the others today, you’ve likely been brainwashed by those advertisements. A coin will present better for selling and likely resell for more in a NGC/PCGS slab but it’s because to the prior statement of advertising dollars and brainwashing :)

[@aaronwildman3652]

To answer your question in the beginning of the video the answer is right on the wall behind you on a piece of paper. Like speg I'm lucky enough to live in the spring Hill New Port Richey area and have been to coin guys shop many times to BS with him. As you can tell from his videos he is a living library of knowledge. But as I've spoken to him personally about and in many of his videos and the piece of paper I mentioned above he believes grading is subjective which after speaking to him multiple times he got me on board as well. In this day of advanced photography and machinery there is no standard yet to get a foolproof grading from any service. The best is two people at a grading service disputing if a coin should be a 69 or 70. I guess to ramble on a good example would be and I believe I can speak for a coin guy Take 10 coins that were graded say five of them a 69 four a 70 and throw a 68 in there as well. Have them all graded keep track crack them out of the case and resubmit them as many times as you want. And see how many times you're 70 turns into a 69 a 69 magically turns into a 70 the 68 will turn into a 69 In other words with human error it's always going to be subjective. So ultimately as he's told me buy the coin you like not the holder it's in. I personally think the reason for the lot of IGC holders he has it's probably due to cost time an age of the coins how long ago they were graded before pgcs and NGC became the industry standards. And if anything the holder gives you a nice ballpark for all of us layman's out there who don't know how to grade coins to let us know condition. But it is not the end all be all. Of what the actual grade of the coin may be again even among graders it's subjective. Look at other KZbinrs like Portsmouth coin shop and how he will use his expertise Crack out old Morgan's to see if they come back as a higher grade which can sometimes add hundreds or thousands of dollars to just one particular coin. And of course it goes the other way we'll crack a coin out hoping for a higher grade and then it comes back the same or lower. I'll say it again grading is subjective.

[@tryagain4469]

🗽AUTHENTICATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GRADE WHICH IS SUBJECTIVE

[@ganapatihegde1024]

If you like coins, you must be loving history!

[@LatimusChadimus]

Happy belated birthday you two, and what a great video today

[@Spegtacular]

Thank you Joseph

[@gardenstatestacker1879]

I’ve been eyeing up Roman gold and silver lately😏

[@Lusa_Iceheart]

So, not to nitpick on our beloved CoinGuy too much, but there was two minor bits of history I wanted to mention about. I've been doing lots of research on the fall of Empires in history (cause it's, I dunno, relevant stuff) and it's all fresh. Technically, the Middle East did put out scientific innovations and culture during the middle ages (900ish-mid1400s), Baghdad was actually one of the cultural centers of the world with major leaps in astronomy and chemistry (refining eastern gunpowder and the first cannons, ect) but when the Mongol horde tore thro the Middle East they sacked and destroyed the great libraries of Baghdad (and quite literally butchered the entire population of every city east of the Caspian sea, anyone that resisted, the whole city was killed entirely) and while the Mongols did get all the way to central Europe and even threaten the Holy Roman Empire, they fell apart when Genghis Khan died and the advance mostly stopped. Russia as a single state exists b/c of the Mongolian advance, as does their massive borders (they colonized the barren Siberian tundra so no nomadic steppe army would ever rise there again). The Islamic world basically fell into it's present insular, paranoid, hyper-traditional stance as a reaction to the Mongol conquests. As for Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great, he actually DID conquer Rome, and most of central and southern Italy, along with large parts of the African coast and restored much of the former Roman Empires borders, however it was the Great Plague of Justinian (the first spread of Bubonic plague) that halted any further gains and forced the borders to contract again. First documented city to be hit with the Bubonic Plague was Alexandria, probably from it's ports as it was the gateway between the Mediterranean and Red Sea traffic (there was no Suez Canal back then, So Alexandria had two harbors, one facing the Med the other 'inland' with branches of the Nile, and then other ports further up the Nile could connect to the Red Sea, so a really small overland hop was all that was need in Upper Egypt rather than the neck of the Sinai peninsula). That's just where it was first documented, it could have come from the interior of Africa, or Southeast Asia as trade with China and India was a common occurrence (Even the Roman Empire circa 300 AD received Chinese pottery and goods via this overseas route). Bubonic Plague probably originated in livestock, and it was a sorta ticking timebomb for thousands of years since humans first domesticated animals that something would jump the species gap. Now of course stuff can jump in weeks not millennia thanks to 'scientists' fucking up. Also, Fun Fact: The Byzantine Empire didn't call itself that, they called themselves the Roman Empire still. They were the Eastern Roman Empire, not a different government in their eyes. The word 'Byzantine' is much newer too, cropping up in history books written just after the Fall of Constantinople and comes from the city's first name, Byzantium. It was originally a Greek Colony back before the Roman Republic and was never really a big player until Emperor Constantine reinvented it. Constantine is also the first Roman Emperor to be Christian and later made a Saint; a later emperor would formalize Christianity as the official religion and defacto ban Paganism, he was also Canonized, lol.

[@michaelgraybill223]

As always an awesome video with Coin Guy!

[@jman9352]

BRO i love that coin the order of malta i just wished i had the money for it

[@mrveritas700]

thank you...

[@silverlover5817]

Thanks for the video.......

[@bingobrianproductions4318]

Love the history lesson and the coins but I'm so offended at the language the coin guy used at 28:57 ( lol ..... Gee wiz) love that guy