Mine too . . . because it says "COPY" in the lower left corner. The link in post #4 says the Hobby Protection Act requiring the words “copy” or...
Nice pick-ups. The DR 'Indian Princess' series are lovely coins. Now you need to add the 1/2 peso and 1 peso.
I've been to only one show in the tiny Martin building, and if I recall correctly that was due to a last minute scheduling conflict. If there's...
Interesting comment. I pretty much know what coins I'm interested in and will wait patiently until I find one in the grade I want at a price I'm...
Used to be very impulsive. But one day realized I had acquired way too many coins that I didn't really want to keep. Probably the biggest change...
That is correct. I think it's one of the smaller shows Dot Hendricks stages.
You might find some information here: Vatican Coins Also, try doing a google search for each individual coin (e.g.: "vatican 20 lire 1981") and...
@CoinBlazer: the importance of what Randy says cannot be overstated. Keeping your coin collection private is the first step to keeping it safe...
I'll be traveling to several coin shows this year at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds . . . in climate-controlled comfort via nonstop Toyota...
So . . . P.T. Barnum was right?
It's worth $50,000! You're rich!
Yeah, no kidding. That's one reason I keep my collection small (~ 300 coins). Sorting through a huge mountain of coins would make me crazy....
Funny . . . Black Friar doesn't sound Polish. Not enough consonants.
Pretty sure the first one is French too. I'll do some research and report back.
Outstanding! Thank you for posting. I have a special fondness for those big 19th century European coppers.
Don't blame you. If I found a slabbed one at a bargain price I'd grab it too.
I have that coin in BU raw form. You're right, a common but very beautiful coin with a distinctive design.
So I finally tracked down this article and read it. Coinage should be embarrassed to publish such balderdash. The author takes flawed logic to...
Nice! Do you have a particular connection to Argentina? I don't, but I'm quite fond of their liberty head design and own two examples: 1893 2...
Ha! Great minds...
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