I buy world coins out of dealer's junk bins and I resell the ones that I don't need for my collection on eBay. For most of them I have a set low...
I received a Russian silver coin today from Russia, and it came in an airtite capsule. I don't know if it's that specific brand but it's that...
One of the aspects of coin collecting that really interests me is gathering coins from countries that issued very few coins. I'm talking...
I can read the denomination of 100 and the date looks like either 1341 or 1241 on the Islamic calendar, which is about 1922 or 1822. I've never...
I know some people on here use this photo editing software because this is where I found out about it. Can anyone tell me what setting I need to...
A month or two ago I sold three coins to a buyer on eBay. I sell cheaper foreign coins and tracking isn't practical for these items since shipping...
Some of my favorite coin designs are from the countries that were French colonies. The ones made out of aluminum seem especially striking if they...
I know many of you have elaborate setups for taking photos of your coins, but some of us don't have the time or money to devote to that. I've...
Here are my recent coin shop "junk bin" pickups. Looking through these big bins of world coins is my favorite way to collect coins as you never...
Yesterday I took the day off work and went to my favorite coin shop. Since it was pouring rain and I had all day, I had a chance to go through...
I'm selling this coin, and it's getting a lot more interest than I expected. I'm wondering if there's something about it I'm not aware of. I know...
Someone at eBay is really looking out for Cuban coins lately. I had three listings taken down. Normally eBay is full of Cuban listings. I haven't...
This is one of my favorite coin designs, the Portuguese escudo. A few months ago I finally got the very rare 1935 to finish off the set. I'm still...
I don't collect errors but I was preparing to sell this coin and just happened to notice on the scan that it kind of looked like everything was...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I can't figure out what these three coins are. The first one I suspect is from an Indian princely state. The second I...
Just wanted to share this with those of you who sell on eBay. I got this today when I was trying to send an invoice. Very helpful as you can see....
Two in one week. I'm not doing so well. I can't even figure out the date on this one. The only number I see is 1. [ATTACH]
By now I feel like I can at least ID the country of every modern coin, but I still found myself stumped by these. The year 2000, hammer and...
I've been buying a lot of silver commemorative type coins, and more often than not they come in airtights. I prefer to have my coins in 2x2s...
I was wondering, did commemorative half dollars, like the ones from the 1920s and 1930s, circulate or were they just for collectors?
Separate names with a comma.
