No matter how young or old you are, any collector can enjoy the simple pleasure of putting pennies in a blue Whitman folder. I am still doing it....
The new label, as someone mentioned, does look like their existing ancient coin product. It should give plenty of room for pedigrees, varieties,...
Sample Slabs, the first book on this emerging numismatic subject, is complete and ready to ship. The 445-page catalog includes 580 types, all...
Burton knows samples. In case anyone finds it useful, here are a few definitions from the glossary of the Sample Slabs book. The items below are...
Burton, this one does not have a rim.
Here is a Blanchard sample. The word "sample" does not appear, but you can tell by the lack of a grade and the low value coin. They had another...
Congratulations. I have $105 face in bronze cents under my bed left from my roll-searching days and never found an important variety. What's the...
The BEP puts more ink into the overprint (the serial numbers and seal) than the face and back printings. Looking through a fresh pack, for...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's another obscure slab: Compugrade. They were in business only in 1991.
It may have gone through the washing machine.
That's a good idea for a topical set. How about the France 1955-58 10,000 francs with Napoleon Bonaparte? The travel writer Rick Steves said,...
SampleSlabBook.com The first book on sample slabs and related coin and currency holders is launching in September. Go to SampleSlabBook.com to...
I have three of these notes but admit I also do not know their purpose. One of the puzzling things about them is that they are lithographed...
You are taking a risk because of the questionable authenticity, meaning the lower bid is reasonable and all the sellers can expect. Just like...
For numismatics, I use the Dave Ramsey cash envelope method. Some cash goes into an envelope from each paycheck and I can spend whatever is in...
I say I am looking through them for rare dates, which is true. I also, truthfully, promise not to bring the coins back to the same bank.
Is the physical protection offered by a slab sometimes enough reason to pay for grading?
closing time at the bid board is your favorite time of the week.
I should have said that the film's error was saying that Edward VIII's picture was on the shilling. The several people who showed the colonial...
In The King's Speech there is an erroneous reference to a circulation Edward VIII shilling, when George VI pays Lionel for the bet they make at...
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