It's a shame that so many novices don't know not to handle a "keeper" coin with bare hands and/or touch the obverse or reverse. I shudder when I...
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Another helpful hint concerning storage of your coins. Dry and dark location is very important. What I did was commandeer 2/3 of a closet in our...
If you decide to remove them from the original packaging, utilize 2X2 flips, and one other very important thing. Purchase a Dansco Album 7000...
Another "blast from the past" that shows my age. Back in the mid and late 50's my father owned a mom&pop grocery store. He offered free delivery...
After the debacle of the privy mark ASE I've decided to purchase the last of the 2021 Morgan's (no MM) and the Peace dollar, simply for historic...
I got one for my daughter to celebrate the Hawaiian cruise we took together several years ago, and 1883 marks 100 years before her birth. Win-win!
I would have to believe, considering the condition of the coin, is that someone walking in the field who was a coin collector lost the coin...
The common thread in most of these posts is that there seems to be too much Boob-Tube" info floating out there in the internet. Coin collector...
Congrats on your one year anniversary. I've learned so much from CT collector enthusiasts, so much love for the art of coin collecting. Looks...
The gist of all the comments should let you know that you need to learn quite a bit about coin collecting, and the good people on CT have given...
Since I collect Welsh coins for genealogical and historic purposes, I also collect British coins since Wales has been ruled by the British for...
Beautiful coins!
I don't agree, the JFK half dollars are an ongoing commemorative coin. I just wish that the U.S. Mint had changed the reverse in 2014 (like the...
Great article that apparently points out that ownership of the land is paramount. Although the U.S. does not have "treasure hoard" laws, numerous...
From what I've read, the Lincoln cent is the most produced and most collected coin in the world. It makes sense that many "newbies" start with...
My biggest regret is not keeping the many old coins that I received as part of a tip from old ladies for delivering groceries to their home. Most...
No doubt you will not see a change in the reverse until 2159, in keeping with the U.S. Mint's practice of celebrating every 50 years of Lincoln's...
Each to his own, but investment in coins is not very lucrative unless said coins are truly rare. The money you spent in the past 10 years on...
I'm certainly not an expert on Trade Dollars, but has anyone noticed on the obverse of the posted coin that "In God We Trust" the "s" in Trust is...
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