My favorite coin collecting activity by far is to search through "junk bins" at a coin shop or show, but especially a shop. Just the fact that you...
I picked these two up yesterday from a coin shop's world currency bin. I figure the larger one is from a former Soviet republic and the smaller...
I just posted another thread on some religious medals, but the same person had this 1875 c Prussia 10 mark gold coin that he wants to sell. I was...
A family friend has these and wants me to sell them for him. There are four of them, all silver. They come in a case and have a certificate that...
I ordered a set of 2017 D and P half dollars advertised as UNC from a seller on eBay using stock photos. When they came, the 2017 D had a sizable...
The pennies with the P mint mark came out in 2017, and here it is in July 2018 and I still have never seen one. I know I could get one on eBay,...
Today the Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax on all online sales even if the buyer and seller are not in the same state. I'm...
I put in a low bid on this lot on eBay and was surprised to win it. For $10 I feel like it was a great deal. I need to work on attributing the...
Would you consider coins from the British Indian Ocean Territory to be real coins or fantasy coins? I know they don't circulate and apparently...
Most of you are probably sick of seeing my animal coins, but in case someone is interested, I've been working on a website to display them for...
I've always thought the most common type of Swiss coins that I see, i.e. the rappen, half franc, and 1 franc coins, were kind of boring. But...
It really bugs me when people have to say something like this: "Nice Grade" in their auction description when the coin looks like it came out of a...
Most of you know there are two types of alignment. One is called medal alignment and I forget the other one. But basically what it means is when...
Hello, This is a junk box find. I know it seems to be cleaned and has rim dings, but I'd like to properly identify it. It is 28 mm so that means...
I'm usually good at these but this one has nothing on it to identify it. Any help? The year is 1352 on the Islamic calendar. [ATTACH]
I just noticed this on a coin I've had for awhile. It looks like the hole was punched off-center. Is that the sort of thing that might be...
I just noticed this seller has a few lots listed with "Cuba" in the title. That was an automatic no-no before. It's not in the coins category but...
I made my quarterly visit to my favorite coin shop on Friday. I got several things I wanted to share so decided to make my own thread. This group...
Krause lists the Brazil 100 reis from 1883 with a mintage of 2,700 but no premium in value compared to the other surrounding years for which no...
First off, I have this Portuguese 50 centavos coin. On the bottom of the 50 centavos side there's a little bit of metal that looks out of place....
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