Looks like you got a pretty got haul there Vess. I am going to have to get down to the Dubuque show someday.
Yesterday I went to the Minnesota Organization of Numismatists Coin Show at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, northwest of...
Very nice group of coins.
I have never bought coins at a yard sale, but have bought foreign currency from one. (Venezuela and Egypt).
Yesterday I bought a used copy of the 2009 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 from Abebooks.com It is supposed to be in good condition as...
Shouldn't be a problem to get Canada Halves from a bank. I got some Canadian currency from a US bank no problem.
I only get coins slabbed or buy coins that are slabbed when it is a key or semi-key date, gold, or when it is a high mint state grade. To date I...
Go to wensy.com You can SAE's on there for $21
That is amazing considering Lincoln no longer has any descendents alive, and Tyler was born 19 years before him.
My first world coin was from Canada. I went to Canada on family vacation in 1985 and my dad gave each of us kids some Canadian change at the end...
Glad to know I was not the only one who could not tell the difference initally.
I collect US and foreign business strikes only. No proofs, no mint and proof sets, no commemoratives, and no error coins. I collect by date and...
I have the 2006 W and 2007 W Silver Eagles Burnished Uncirculated and to tell the truth, I do not see any difference between Burnished and...
Does anyone here collect type coins (Shield Nickel, Half Dime, 2 and 3 Cent Pieces etc) by date or just by type? I collect by date.
Here is a link to the Guide to Vintage Coin Folders and Albums...
I once heard people who did turn over their gold were compensated for it, and there were exceptions for numismatic items.
Lovely coin there man 12
Count me in, will take a while though.
I like watching those shows too. I have watched them in the middle of the night when I wake up and can't get back to sleep. Have had quite a...
What I do not understand is why they mint half dollars when they are not going into circulation. Don't get me wrong I love half dollars but they...
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