I really like that. I think I will have to add one to my collection. I really like the crests on the obverse as well. I recognize some fo them...
Very cool! Whenever I think of ancient coins I usually think of Rome first (due to my natural bias towards ancient Roman study) but there are lots...
LOL. Very true. Proverbial daisies?
Interesting thread. I just read it all. I tend to agree with Just Carl. I don't care about any percieved "value"...they are going to stay with me...
Yes indeed I am thinking I will have to get a copy of them. I saw a dealer with them at CoinFest and wanted to go back to his table and ask about...
Oh man, I feel your pain. It has yet to happen to me with coinage but I have come up close and lost on a few occasions. The absolute worst was...
Thanks for the comments and info! I have fixed my collection chart according to the new info. Dating world notes is definitly my biggest...
I use my eyes and my very thick perscription glasses. LOL. I really think anything else is overkill. Occasionally I will pull out a magnifying...
I have one of the Missouri tokens that was the first posted in the opening post....I inherited it. Which is weird because as far as I know no one...
I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned the Saint Gaundens Double Eagle. It's my favorite US coin design, but I will never own one. Yikes, I...
You don't see older notes in change because the US Government is pulling them out and destroying them, leaving only the colorized notes in...
This note from Tajikistan came with a note I will be posting in the future. I really wanted the other note so I view this as a free bonus. I can...
I may have mentioned that I purchased a few new World notes at CoinFest. I actually purchased quite a bit. Let's just say my world collection was...
I would be REALLY annoyed if I found a date I needed and it was ruined with Sharpie. There's more to life then silver!
Doug, I had not taken that into account. It makes sence to me! I also noticed that even on the well worn examples the relief is still higher...
You are right Jon but this was clearly damaging the cards...and they told me I was crazy! As I found out later, the members of that board is all...
Congrats on your first Star Note! I will never forget the day I got my first, a 1999 $1. Actually, it was about a year ago, I got it in October...
Values don't matter to me, but nice car :)
It does not appear to have been cleaned based on the pictures to me. Maybe a dipping but I don't see any hairlines that are the telltale sign of...
That is pretty small indeed. I know India has issued some very small gold coins but I can't say if that is one of these or not. I have never seen...
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