There's a few Ph.Ds that I've been corresponding with about various colonial era and 19th century numismatics topics. Though they specialize in...
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great write-up, good read! certainly explains a lot.
I remember when Julian Leidman posted the news of the theft his collection around this time last year. An arrest has been made pursuant to it. I...
There's spelling and grammar errors in the course description. I wouldn't pay for it.
LOL... has anyone else seen these signs? Some Chinese people are known to literally plug English text into a translator (and vice versa) without...
The dealer's response sounds very suspicious to me. I would at least get a second opinion in person from another dealer, and not inform that...
I was thinking exactly the same thing. However, the OP did say they were still in the process of sorting through the inventory.
Based on the right facing bust, and its profile, and motto, it looks to me to be a Charles II Hibernia halfpenny. 1680ish... That said, the...
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You aren't the first person who has reported such issues at the Gaithersburg Coin Exchange. Didn't you Google them prior to going? There are 4...
Good to know.... learned something new :)
I haven't either.
Yes.. and no... There are indeed two different factions of buyers, and perhaps a hybrid of both in between... those who collect, and those who...
I don't think it's an electrotype. It doesn't look cast. It looks struck because in the areas where it looks like whatever's on it has peeled...
At current spot prices for silver and gold, I don't like it as an investment.
Indeed. And the peeling doesn't look right. Maybe lacquer?
Indeed, with a sandblaster and for good measure, a belt sander (sarcastic) That said, I don't see anything wrong pursuant to authenticity.
I concur about the BINs being much more predominate these days. Unfortunately, however, the items that I'm interested in, most sellers aren't...
The Token: America's Other Money, Edited by Richard G. Doty, ANS, (c)1995 has an interesting chapter by David Bowers about counterstamped cents....
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