That is great. I bet he remembers stuff about specific coins, might be a good thing to discuss with him! I would leave those signed, dated...
Very cool! I am really liking the French Colonial issues. I don't have any coins from Madagascar in my collection but I do have a piece of currency.
I think it is safe to say your Icelandic (is that the proper word?) collection is going to be one of the greatest for your country in...
Yes...PVC will cause a milky film on plastic...most prevalent on clear plastic but it will happen on plastics no matter what color they are!
I've been kind of busy lately and just saw this now. AMAZING Notes everyone! I love the red seals. I don't know why, but I would guess a large...
Good luck with the surgery Rickie! I myself am terrified of knives, needles and whatnot...I too have some health problems but nothing that surgury...
Shawn, as an American who has never left the county, but collects Canadian coins, I was also offended with that post. I don't think you have...
I imagine they would, Chip. I would love to see some US Aluminum regular issues. And yes, Aluminum was more expensive then gold when it was...
That is a real beauty Ken...wow!
Wait till you start getting The Numismatist! I joined just to get the magazine, basically. It's worth it!
I would guess it has been painted or had some other sort of post-printing foreign substance stuck to it. But without a photo or scan, it'll be...
I'm pretty sure they melt the old ones they take in and reuse the material in new notes. I have two polymer Australian notes that a buisness...
I think you did good! The 1935 I would definitly have purchased at that price. The 1957 I can't be sure on...for a regular note in that condition...
Cool find Vess. Honestly I just read the opening post and then hit reply, not reading any of the replies:kewl:
I love aluminum coins. I think they are very interesting, but in low grade they don't fare well...I have a Japanese yen (I don't know what year, I...
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad, Chip. I lost my dad in 2002, we were never all that close, but I still miss him. Sometimes, I will...
That is surely the truth! Thank you Sunflower :) I post on here, the Collector's Universe forum, CoinsAreFun, CoinSpace, The World Coin...
And just in case we have any other New Numismatists in the house, here is a lousy photo of my Redbook, this is the 2008 issue, dated 2009... [IMG]
One of my favorite sections in the Red Book are the Colonial and pre-Colonial coins. I especially like the Machins Mills coinage, as it's right...
Looks like it might be a strikethrough to me...
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