Recently I have been doing some studying on lowball coin collecting. I will admit that I have some of these coins, but I collect them when they...
I am someone who would like to start my own coin grading service with its own slabs one day. The grading service would be called American Coin...
Here's some coin and token jokes to lighten up the day: Overheard in a basement some time: "So, which Liberty did you take to the prom?" "Well, I...
Here is a story that I bet you won't believe. It all began when I walked into one of my local coin shops (I have 2 main ones I go to), looked...
Often, I will collect a couple of the new coins I find in circulation, but these past couple of years, the wait time between the new year and...
Recently I saw some ungraded Jefferson nickels with full steps (one being a 1950-D) and I was wondering exactly which steps they take into...
Recently I got this 1913-D Buffalo nickel, and I've been trying to identify the type. It's quite worn, though, which makes it quite hard. I'm...
Hey folks! Today, I put roughly $55 into a 1922 Peace Dollar graded by PCGS as MS64 as the result of a trade. I'm wondering if it has any possible...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] There is a current auction on David Lawrence Rare Coins, at the time of this post, that includes this 1818 Bust Quarter graded...
Lots of us new collectors have likely heard of SGS, but when you go to their website, ........nothing. However, after some digging, I actually...
For anyone that collects Silver Eagles, we've likely seen that a shop is selling them from $21.97 each, all for various years, with monster boxes...
I am a person who has enough gold to...... about buy lunch at McDonald's. However, I do have quite a bit of silver, so I'm wondering: to start...
About 2 months ago, I found a Saratoga ATB quarter in a roll of quarters. I doubted it at first because while the coin looked prooflike, but I was...
I have in my possession a 1964 proof penny graded by INB as PR70, and after looking at the coin, it could actually be a proof 70 red(?!) The...
A previous post of mine about pre-1933 gold coin denomination resurrections mentioned a design similar to the 1870 standard 1 dollar pattern coin....
If you have seen the first post of the same name, an error was present. I have seen a coin on USA Coin...
This has to be the question numismatists think of often when it comes to Special Mint Sets. When I hear 1964 SMS, I think: Why were these made?...
Let's face it, we've all likely owned a graded coin at some point or another. Whether it be graded by PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, or others like SEGS,...
Recently I've been working on a new coin design for some pre-33 denomination resurrecting. I believe that pre-1933 $5, $10, and $20 could succeed...
It's been known for a few years now that a nickel costs more than 5 cents to make, but.... what is the government doing about it? I'd like to hear...
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