Any know of a good online resource for shilling die variety? I have here an 1867 Vicky shilling, with a die #18. I've heard tell that some of...
My wife's aunt asked me for some page holders for banknotes. I had a few in stash, so I sent them to her, and in return she sent me a 1964, sixth...
Before I go too far, I would like to point out that I do know that the coin market, like all markets, tend to be cyclical - you have your ups, you...
Purchased this coin last week, and it came in the mail over the weekend. Thought I would share it with everyone (sorry to those on the WINS list,...
Picked this piece up at the annual topeka coin show last weekend. It was the only thing I purchased (surprised me, too!). I think I'd call this...
I've been thinking about the differences of 'coin collectors' vs. 'coin investors', and I found myself wondering just how many of these people who...
With a title like that, you KNOW this is gotta be a fun thread. So the last coin show I go to, I sit down at a table with a guy that deals...
I don't know much about this coin - it's been in my collection for a very long time. I was looking it up in Krause and I noticed their are four...
Well, it was quite a day - spent about 4 hours total looking over coins at tables. It was pretty busy, so if any dealer was busy, I noted their...
Got my magnifier, want list, barter stuff... FOCUS! Tomorrow is the annual Johnson County Numismatic Society coin show in Lenexa Kansas (outside...
I probably should have just bumped the old topic, since I know there are already a few - OldDan will just have to sue me. OK, so I was reading...
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ok, so I've had this coin over a year. It was one of many coins I purchased at an auction when a dealer closed up his shop. He had this piece...
I purchased this coin today. The seller called it XF... I'm seeing an AU coin. There is typical weakness in the motto, and in the A above it in...
http://www.treas.gov/education/history/events/09-sep.shtml neat calendar of events in the US history of money. Lots of cool information with...
Ok, I found these while my wife was browsing in an antique mall. I was wandering aimlessly, and happened across this small coin shop in the...
Ok, I purchased this coin on ebay, and it just arrived today. Take a look at the fields - I'm not sure if it's fake or just heavily porous....
Now that I have had time to gather myself in the hobby, and test the waters of many various outlets, I have found that (for my money) the best...
Well, I added my first certified coins to my collection. I picked them up on Ebay earlier this week, and I received them in the mail today....
so I got this canadian penny I found a while back, and it's a 1962 with obvious doubling on the date. I take it that this is a faily common error...
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