Vietnam 1802, Lang KM# 179, maybe not the most beautiful, but my most valuable.
Possibly a rusty die or grease coated die??
A co-worker inherited a hoard of world coins. I sold most on eBay. Kept the weirdest or oldest and smallest denomination from each county. I'd...
I started collecting LWC when I was 5, thanks to a neighbor lady who gave me both blue Whitman folders and a bag of pennies. My dad had collected...
I enjoyed guns, hunting, target shooting and skeet shooting before I was a medic during the Vietnam war. Trying to save the lives of those shot,...
"Safe" is a relative term. Some places are predictably worse than others. Of course there are always asteroids, no predicting where they may...
The big growing threat is climate change, understand that and what those who do are investing in. Don't by coastal land, don't buy in areas with...
I obtained a collection of about 6,000 world coins dating back over 500 years. I purchased the digital version of Krause Standard Catalogs of...
Too bad you can't buy today what is was worth when it was minted. The 1948 would buy 12 cents worth today and the 1928, 15 cents worth. Guess I...
Paddy, I enjoyed your story. I'm a few years older, but had similar experiences. My dad brought me to our local small town bank and bought me a...
Your 1909 is nice. Check the L in the ribbon to see if there is a large L over a small L. [ATTACH]
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I've been on eBay since 99, bought almost all of my collection there and sold thousands of coins. The key is to find reputable sellers and stick...
Flying Eagles are an easy series to collect if you are focusing on circulation issues and not the 1856, but a complete set is more than the...
In addition to the 1856, there are actually 8 different intentional mint die types of 1857 & 1858: 1857 Obverse of 1856, 1857 Obverse of 1857,...
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