SOLD - WTS: Book - Signed 1st Ed. California Fractional Gold by David Doering I recently picked up two signed copies of David Doering's...
I've been thinking about picking up a Civil War token depicting the Monitor for a couple of months. A recent article in the March 2012 issue of...
I recently purchased a group of Brazilian counterstamped coins. I've always wanted to have some 'official' counterstamps, and the price for these...
The Assay Commission was abolished in 1980; a time when the US was no longer minting circulating silver and hadn't started to mint bullion (aside...
At the risk of violating 1950's TV rules, I'd like to have a mature discussion about your favorite coins and medals that celebrate the human body....
I'm waiting on a 4 skilling I ordered from Denmark, and I was wondering if anyone with a 19th century Krause book handy can help me find out some...
I recently purchased a pair of MLK medals (bronze and .999 silver) that are in original mint bags from the "Coin & Currency Institute". I'm...
I've always been a bit flummoxed by these - why were some 1967 Canadian coins minted in 80% silver and others in 50%? They both seem to have been...
Does anyone know of a good visual guide to the die varieties on Canadian 5 cent pieces? I recently came across a 1910 and am trying to ID the type...
I just got off the phone with a local "We Buy Gold & Silver" place (a jewelry store in Plano). They have a $60 coupon on $500 of sales, and I...
What the heck. I wonder what is in this mystery lot of 'coins': http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220941205768 I asked the buyer...
I just finished reading "The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep". It was written in 1966, and the main character sells a bunch of pre-WWI gold treasure in...
Anyone want a bunch of 40% silver dimes and quarters? :rollling:...
I recently purchased a 1932 George Washington medal, but I don't think there's an appropriate forum to post about it. Where does everyone else...
I recently came across a set of 0.999 fine silver restrikes made in various sizes by the Casa de Moneda. Any idea what the mintage numbers on...
I just moved to the east side of the Dallas/Ft Worth metroplex, and am having a bear of a time moving my safety deposit box. The closest Bank of...
I came across a completely unknown coin (or token) the other day. Does this seem familiar to anyone? My best guess at this point is that it's an...
Yesterday I picked up an 1871 10 Centavo (it has a repunched 1/1 that's visible to the naked eye). The mintmark has me flummoxed though. The...
I bought a silver Ethiopian 50 Cent piece today, and was a bit flummoxed when I set about adding it to my catalog. Apparently, there were 80%...
I recently picked up a silver 5 Franc and am trying to learn a bit more about it. All the info that I can find seems to be for an alternate mint...
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