If that is real I don't know how someone ends up with a 1909 S VDB but doesn't have a clue of it's value. Google returns 40,300 results. It's...
Yes, none of those are money. (coins in circulation) They are replicas but I'm not sure of the origin.
I feel like I just walked out of a museum...wow.
Most collectors and dealers knowledgeable about coins of this type and era prefer them not to be slabbed.
I make one purchase of the coin I need/want. I have a monthly budget so I research for weeks and months then buy an example I can live with....
If history, rarity and price are equal, I look for detail, size, completeness and legibility in ancients. That in mind, 3 and 4 would "grade"...
My daughters are my life. I can enjoy coin collecting and everything else because of them.
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/coin-error-books/ Look at some of the book titles here and see if you can't find some cheap ones used....
The Japanese monarchy is more talked about/important than politics especially with no clear male heirs currently.
None of my Japanese relatives kept anything from the war years. I have found late Tokugawa and early Meiji Ichibu and tons of stuff from the 50's...
I love it when Brits post Lincoln cents and such in this section. It's so cheeky. ;)
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[ATTACH][ATTACH] 1797 Britain Two Pence. I used light to highlight the detail. The coin is much darker in hand but it is problem free. It...
I joined the site a few years ago but just started posting. My wives collection is in it's infancy and I can only afford more common issues like...
I found a Justinian I in an antique shop about 25 years ago. This picture is not mine..it has since been lost... [ATTACH] I didn't even know...
I don't collect moderns. I wrote what I wrote because the OP used a harsh cleaner. He says so.
You cleaned this and want to clean more? No and no please.
In most cases, you should send a coin to be graded or re-graded ONLY when you are selling the coin and wish to extract a premium. Paying to...
I'm working on a "38mm Silver" type set. One example of as many major variations I can research. So I have a Morgan, Peace, some British Crowns...
The Japan Mint has 3 shops in Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima as well. They sell stuff at the shops you can't buy direct from outside Japan.
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