I've had pretty good luck with older uncirculated and proof silver coins that are selling for around melt price. Also, I like to go to coin shows...
If someone is just starting out with an 1897 penny and a 1936 dime, I think they have a way to go before auction records, especially from high-end...
For someone just starting out, I think that auction results for mostly high-end, high-priced coins can be a little overwhelming. When I was just...
For a while back in the '60s and maybe later, they were marketing those Lincoln-Kennedy cents with a list of coincidences between the Lincoln and...
I can understand that sentiment about brighter coins, but still, if there were 10 white French 10 francs and this coin to choose from, I would...
Very nice, and it's an Edward VIII to boot!
And then, there are these two coins/tokens, with a strikingly similar Liberty Cap design to the Confederate coin:
Post your toned world coins here! Here are some of mine:
It seems like only yesterday.
Canadian quarters minted from 1968 to 1999 were pure nickel, which meant they were magnetic and would be rejected by US vending machines. Canadian...
I paid a little less than $10 for my coin, about 13 years ago. :)
People have been calling the cent a "penny" since the coin was first introduced in 1793. :)
Back in the '70s, you didn't get a slab with ANACS (which was ANA Certification Service back then)-- you got a picture of the coin on a...
You're really going to need to post some pictures of the coin before it can be identified. If it's 2 sols, it may actually be a French coin from...
I can just imagine the ebay description for that one! "RARE 1965 "HUGE 'S'" QUARTER!!!" :D
It looks to me like the "crossbar" in the "H" is just a stain/discoloration, and not a Mint error.
That should be, "The only *clad* Roosevelt Dimes with an "S" mintmark are the proof issues." There are 10 different "S" mint silver dimes that...
A real 1969-S Double Die cent should look like this: http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/1969S1cDDFound.htm
Meanwhile, the Treasury (Mint) is vigorously promoting its gold and silver coin programs. Ah, the Great American Paradox...
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