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    1916 Italy 2 Lire Vittorio Emanuel III

    Great coin. Have you gone onto Italian eBay and checked to see if these Italian error coins pop up. I do buy coins on Italian eBay but I'm...
    Post by: serafino, Nov 9, 2024 in forum: World Coins
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    PSA: Vinegar dating is the best

    Glad this thread was revived, very interesting info on the long lost silver date restorer from many years ago called "Nic-A-Silver" some believed...
    Post by: serafino, Oct 30, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Cleaned Coin - Before & After

    Well done, can you share the back story on this coin being in your family for 4 generation's.
    Post by: serafino, Oct 18, 2024 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    When you lose an auction lot by one notch … grrrr.

    Right now our US Dollar is fairly strong vs the Euro. One Euro equals $1.10 American and I remember when that exchange rate was much worse for...
    Post by: serafino, Oct 6, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    If you all of a sudden had a Billion euros to spend on coins!

    Well, if I had that much money to only spend on coins and nothing else. I'd travel in Italy to find all the super rare coins of Sicily . Attend...
    Post by: serafino, Sep 29, 2024 in forum: World Coins
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    When you lose an auction lot by one notch … grrrr.

    As long as the bidders know that there's auction bid manipulation going on , then I guess it's all good.
    Post by: serafino, Sep 27, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    When you lose an auction lot by one notch … grrrr.

    Is there any truth that some of these large auction houses like Heritage engage in shill bidding with their auctions.
    Post by: serafino, Sep 25, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    First 8 Reales I own: Mexico 1775-Mo FM (Carlos III)

    I collect mainly Sicilian and Italian coins and King Charles III of Spain, that we see on these 8 Reales coins, was King Carlo III di Borbone of...
    Post by: serafino, Sep 6, 2024 in forum: World Coins
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    Mountain Man

    Thanks for letting him know we are concerned about him.
    Post by: serafino, Sep 3, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    ICG - Coins are back, first experience.

    Good to hear
    Post by: serafino, Aug 28, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Mountain Man

    I remember him saying he had health issues, I hope he's OK. We miss him.
    Post by: serafino, Aug 20, 2024 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Question for oldtimers........

    Okay, here we go. The year was 1968 and they had announced that the deadline on turning in silver certificate's was up and me and an older friend...
    Post by: serafino, Aug 18, 2024 in forum: Bullion Investing
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    Couple nice Italian coppers from 1860’s with DDO, RPD, die cracks and clashing

    When it comes to 100+ year old Italian coins, eBay is by far the best place to find them. Pre-Unification (1861) Italian States coins is what I...
    Post by: serafino, Jul 11, 2024 in forum: World Coins
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    Couple nice Italian coppers from 1860’s with DDO, RPD, die cracks and clashing

    Nice find, was it on eBay
    Post by: serafino, Jul 9, 2024 in forum: World Coins