I used a camera phone on mine, and cropped to get closer. But, for smaller tokens or coins, I have a dental imaging tool I use (with a built in...
Any idea about the mintage?
Anyone?
Mayyyybe... But, if you knew someone who had one, what advice could you give other than "the Secret Service may have a finder's fee for this -...
Interesting. I wonder why they draw such a line on auctions, but not private sales?
I can't find any details about that. Was there an article in CoinWorld or any other publication detailing what happened in the end? NVM: I found...
How was the sale of the Lawrence specimen handled? Did the Treasury Department raise any objections on that one being publicly auctioned?...
Let's say that, hypothetically, someone found a 1974-D aluminum cent while searching penny rolls. What would be the best way to have the coin...
Quite possibly!
"Jinling Hotel / Beijing China" https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/27499612924/in/dateposted/
Also, correcting my original notes: 39mm diameter and 28.00 grams.
After reaching out to Krause (I sent an e-mail to their customer service) I received the following: "We have over 100 2000 dated $5 coins in our...
I gather that Mr. Borgmann is no longer Krause's wage slave: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n22a04.html
I suspect it is written in Mandarin, as Cantonese is (I believe) the generally less formal language. But I could be completely wrong about that.
Hmm. I wonder if this is the explanation: http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces73486.html "This official 39 mm coin from the Republic of...
I'm still trying to figure out what rhyme or reason Liberia was using with their different denominations. Around 2000, it looks like the $5...
Also, how does one go about submitting a revision suggestion to Krause publications? I browsed on their website a bit and didn't see any obvious...
Do we have any Chinese speakers who can help me figure the inscriptions on this one out? Silver dollar sized, appears to be gilded bronze:
No, I hadn't seen those. I forgot to do a search for closed auctions. Apparently this is a Whitehead & Hoag medal? Cool.
Can't find anything about this medal - anyone know anything about it? Half Dollar sized. Looks like gilded bronze. Obverse: "HOOVER DAM" over an...
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