[ATTACH] Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, an UNESCO World Heritage City For me, this is a city cloaked in mystery and romanticism and immersed in...
I have an edition of Krause's Standard Catalog of World Coins, Spain, Portugal and the New World, 2002 edition. Mintage data, especially for the...
Fundamentally, the factors driving up coin prices are large inflows of cash, a growing collector/investor base, especially in Asia, and the fact...
Thanks. I too try to handle the coins minimally, preferring to keep them in their flips. The exception, though, are the owls, which seem to...
Sorry about your breakup and the loss of those coins. I hope there wasn't anything of value. Bad things happen in the heat of the moment.
I agree. But on the other hand a slab would protect the coin from mishandling and other mishaps, assuming that it remains in the slab. I...
Thank you. That's a beautiful dobra! I have not ventured too far into the gold coinage due to budget constraints and shifting interests. The...
That's and exquisite coin, Al. I can see how you easily turned a quick profit on it. I've been thinking about sending my coin to NGC, but I just...
Really nice examples posted! I especially like the "running dragon" crowns. This is a coin that I bought at my local coin shop in San Jose back...
I've never had any issues with shipments from Spain. They can, however, be slow. As I recall all of the shipments were through Correos de España...
That is a really cool coin and counterstamp!
Here's one more 8 reales cob. Due to a debasement scandal at the Potosi Mint, cobs struck in the 1630s and particularly the 1640s to 1651 were...
Thanks. I would love to visit Ouro Preto, Brazil and Cartagena, Colombia, but doubt I'll even do that now.
Thanks This is a raw coin - never slabbed. It was sold as a choice XF, which is probably quite conservative these days. For the time that I...
Very nice examples, especially the Australian 1916 sovereign! Is that a Melbourne or Sidney coin? Edit: I see the "S" on the slab, so it is...
Nice cobs! I see a hint of a date on the Seville coin, possibly the bottoms of two 2s, which would make the coin's date (16)22, but the strike is...
Some coins seem to have been created to immediately catch the eye, to command center stage by their sheer magnitude. This is one such coin, which...
Thanks I am very interested in taking a look at the coin.
I know the feeling. I got burned on a transaction over 20 years ago, when I bought a 1767 Potosi pillar from a guy in Singapore. The coin was a...
My only guess is that your package hit some kind of bureaucratic snag, possibly with the customs form? But, since the package is being routed...
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