Congrats! Let's take inventory: You got a 93-s... nice! It's not worn flat... score! It has a rare rim error... ching! It was cleaned... Can't...
I would keep all those I found... if I had that much to put back! ;) Very nice. Gorgeous note. I think a great many of these are coming back...
Gorgeous! Home of Karl de Grosse! Edit: Kaiserslauttern sounds very familiar... That has to be near Hanau, because I know I have heard that...
Very nice! Did Frankfurt or Hanau ever do these? Maybe Rossdorf? (Just east of Hanau)
Mint QC has been on union break since 1965...
Well, since no one else has jumped in yet... ;) That is interesting looking indeed. I can't help you on an explanation, but you did come to the...
Neat, but not worth that kind of money IMHO. But then again, I am cheap. :D
Lots of British Empire stuff... I believe the one marked "5 PTAS" is Spanish. There is one Italian coin there. I like the 1925 Czechslovakia...
The last coin pictured is Swiss, and the one before it is from Panama.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that you should avoid overseas sellers as a general rule. I am assuming you are rural U.S. Even in country sellers...
You must be careful buying coins anywhere. Some will say it's just eBay that you should be weary, but I have found in my 40+ years that you can...
I can't find any markings as to who made the cardboard... nor do any of the eBay auctions mention it. Heck, there aren't even any empty ones or...
I love that group of German coins. All but the top East German coin were in my pocket as a child when my father was stationed over there during...
Next they are going to support the minting of 65-67 proof sets, oh and you just have to mint 65 to 67 coins with mint marks since they left those...
Remember that laws are not only followed by the wording, but also the spirit... "original numismatic item" may be twisted to suit an end by...
Agree 100% He can be "above board" with his counterfieting all he wants to the original buyer... but after that, all bets are off. Be it a month,...
Yeah, there are some REALLY nice frames out there that you can only get if you paid big bux for the whizzed coins contained in them. I would love...
This is an example of the one I have, although they have been made in other colors than woodgrain, and depending on the year of manufacture, have...
I searched Capitol and find only the plastic housings that screw together. ??? I'll have to check my cardboard insert, but I don't think it was...
I think you are refering to a ring made via the folding method, that leaves details on the outside. Spooning leaves no detail on the outside. It...
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