eBay, $309. A slight premium over book.
Picked up a few French gold coins. [ATTACH]
Ended up buying this 1912 quarter eagle, PCGS AU-50. [ATTACH]
Received a pair of very nice coins from my Santa—a 1991 San Marino 1000 Lire and a 1974 Germany 5 Mark. Thanks spirityoda! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You could also try a wine thief, one of those might fit in the can.
U.S. toned gold has been on a sort of vague wishlist of mine for a while now, but I don't know much about it. Are there certain series that are...
A friendly reminder email never hurts.
Seems strange that Littleton would enter into a licensing agreement with Dansco. As mentioned, they have their own line of albums, and they...
I've received two or three offers over the past month. Usually 10% for purchases over $150.
I know little about U.S. gold, but what is it that makes these Indian Head quarter eagles such a big target for counterfeiters? Is it just...
I'd say the top three hobbies goes coin collecting, falconry, recreational cartography (in that order). Everything after that is a complete waste...
Took a chance on an eBay listing from Eastern Europe missing a picture of the reverse, and it paid off! 1757 George II Maundy cent. [ATTACH]
I buy a lot of these on eBay - they generally sell for $20-25. They were minted in fairly large numbers.
Both are brown.
That's a beauty! Just got this guy in the mail, a 1911 3 Mark. [ATTACH]
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If you had to teach a new coin collector 5 basic rules to live by, what would you choose? I just wrote a short blog article about it, and here's...
Can you explain the significance of the diagonal planchet? I've seen these types of coins a few times before but never knew the story behind them.
Yes, I probably would have done the same as well. That's the tradeoff though - either you can start an auction at 0.99 and risk somebody winning...
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