No, no, no. Just no. The fine details that give a coin its definition are in the upper layers. If you strip those layers off with chemicals or...
Was there a show or movie called Captains and Kings that I've just never heard of? Or a play? And was the brothel token a runner-up prize for not...
I have the full set in silver. If I remember correctly, the Elk was the hardest to get, since I bought them all separately. I also have an eagle...
The best buy I've had recently at a B&M shop was an 1848-O Small Date quarter (VG-8, but holed) from a silver junk bin for $12. If it wasn't...
The Thomas J. Jankovsky Collection appears to have been focused on So-Called Dollars and $50 Slugs. That would date it to (at least) after 1963:...
Sorry, you lost me at "B&M Dealer". Is that a cut-rate car dealership or something?
It does seem nicer than 62. But, I'm glad that you found it was genuine. Out of curiousity, how much of a premium over gold prices does a coin of...
Agreed. I took a quick read through of the list and was disgusted that none of the extremely rare US Philippine coins made the cut. (I bought an...
Check local laws. In Texas, you don't have to pay sales tax on purchases over $1000, but I think buyers have to report purchases over over $1000...
I typically find Medallic Arts medals in junk bins. They are nice, and I pick them out, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of collector interest...
Agreed - it's a Thai baht. When going through bins of junk coins, I leave all of those there (as there are virtually no rare dates and many of the...
Going to the World Fair of Money sounds like a really good idea. I'll second that. As for getting a coin book to check your collection, you may...
:) Oh, come on. There are more than 5M Jewish residents of Israel alone: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html...
I'd be upset if I took my car in for diagnosis, paid $100, and didn't get an answer. But if the mechanic said "We tested the alternator, checked...
So, there were only about 10,000 of these minted in 1961? A bit rarer than I expected. I'll have to examine it closely and see if I can ID the...
Agreed - that looks like an apothecary weight.
I recently bought a handful of foreign coins at spot (love the 'silver junk' bin at my local coin shop). One of them was a 35mm silver Bar Mitzvah...
Tokens & the like existed for several different reasons. 1) The seller of the token (the madame, the saloon keeper, or whoever managed the...
Well, I guess what I'm wondering is whether it was made in 1872 and has a scarcity associated with that or whether they're still being made in...
What do you make of the Stiffhorn Saloon Tokens from Killeen Texas? Modern fantasy pieces or the genuine article?...
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