Boring Saturday night trivia question: What do the 2018 National Park Quarters have in common (with regards to their design) that all the other...
Hi all. While there are many coins with two dates, the years are mostly 25, 50, or 100 years apart, to commemorate an anniversary. I think it's...
I've put off asking these two questions for awhile cause they're not technical. But now and then, they keep coming back to me. I know there are...
Saw this 2009 Chinese 10-Yuan Silver Panda on eBay. True, the furs look very, very wrong, but you don't even need to go there. Look at the 2...
Hi everyone. May I ask where you buy your calibration weights? I've got one of those mass marketed digital coin scales. It's served me well but...
Hi everyone! (I'll be starting the ANA's correspondence courses in July and the syllabus includes a Counterfeit Detection course. I can't wait.)...
Here's a link to a virtual tour of the Money Museum. Pretty cool navigation. I'd like to visit in real life someday....
Hi all. The ANA has a program comprising of six courses, conducted through seminars, correspondence, or a combination of both. Has anyone here...
Hello all, I did some stay-at-home photoshopping today. If you want to have some numismatic fun, take a look at this cent. I made 10 digital...
Hi everyone, Any suggestion on where I can go to buy a DIY slab for a large, odd size coin? Diameter: 42-44mm, Thickness: 10mm. (Dimensions vary...
I've read so much about grease-filled dies and saw many examples here in CT. While researching online, all I get are mostly photos of the end...
For about 3 years now, I've been collecting the U.S. Statehood quarters. It's fun because I get to partake in the hobby not just in my spare time...
Have a look at this Standing Liberty Quarter. To the left (our left) of her right knee, you'll see a small incused rectangle with a raised dot at...
For those following or collecting the Queen's Beasts collection, what do you think of The White Lion of Mortimer? This series started out with...
I need help with something that's a bit confusing (for me). The more I read up, the more information I get (mostly about Types I and II) but my...
Hi all. Earlier this year (or late 2018), I saw a beautiful coin which commemorated a milestone anniversary for a certain European Mint....
At Walmart, I pay for my bananas in cash so that I can get quarters and pennies back in change. For the Statehood quarters, I'm still looking for...
What I like most about CoinTalk is the technical information I read, especially regarding causes of certain types of damages. I have two examples...
I have a question for those experts here who are very knowledgeable about U.S. coin history. While examining "Washington's pocket piece" (a...
I've always been interested in Dragons, even before reading Eragon, Elders, and Brisingr. So I definitely bought the Perth Mint Dragon bars, and...
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