I love exonumia. I am also a former philatelist that still appreciates older stamps. I happened across this lovely medal, struck in .999 silver...
This is in the US forum, but I'm a world collector....shhhh... I did recently snag a lovely 1/2 Kruezer from Bavaria for less than $14 after tax...
I've had about 50-60 graded. I do prefer to buy them already graded when possible. I send in about 10 coins at a time and have always used the...
What a cool item!
That reverse is wonderful!
Agreed! The problem I have is with very old references that are 95% text with just a smattering of images. Really gives me a headache trying to...
Ha, then the L is actually a 7 I guess! So I suppose the dies are numbered
Nice. Under the bust, in the border, what are those MML letters? Also, I've always wondered how they determine the die number. Is there an...
Very nice! I've only had one bad experience on MA shops or of dozens. It really is the go to place for scarcer European coins
I FINALLY have a coin I think would fit! A lovely little 13 mm coin from Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg circa 1675. KM# 166, Mariengroschen....
There's a site called usacoinbook that you can list on. The fees are a lot lower than eBay. You can also try instagram. People are a bit...
I've been a member for a few years now and enjoy it. They have recorded numismatic talks you can watch on a variety of topics as well. You can...
I would also like to add, if you have the extra cash, the proof mercury dime is one of the more affordable classic coin proof issues.
It's nearly impossible to confuse the proof from business strikes. Some things, as mentioned, come with looking at tons of coins.
Makes sense as I've seen several British and European coins enameled in this fashion. Some are done exceptionally well.
I love odd facts like this!
@Croatian Coin Collector if you love gold coins, @panzerman is the king of gold world coins here in my opinion. Search some of his past posts and...
Neat. I like a lot of the FM Caribbean issues because they feature birds!
Here's a couple from a quick numista search. They're thalers, so likely quite expensive. It also pulled up a multitude of patterns. The issue...
I use the Krause German Coins 1600-present catalogue several times a week. It is always a starting point, but some coins aren't included or...
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