I agree Mike.Greek coins,especially the large silver pieces have almost no equal in the history of coins and that was 2000+ years ago.I'm still...
Doug is right,from what I hear,they abruptly stopped making the proof sets relatively early in the year to start working on the new designs and...
That's truly a wonderful compliment Mike,thanks.
Since I only own one certified coin,I have always been curious what grade this nickel would receive.Any guesses? The slight golden color is the...
I think the FBL must refer to the lines around the lower edge of the bell because of all the pics I've just looked at,the halves with this...
drdoak, I have several of the coins that you do but most of yours are a bit nicer.As far as I could see,all of your descriptions are correct...
Yup,wrote it myself :D
I don't think so claw. http://www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/denominations.shtml#q3 Oh wait!..here's one :)...
OK guys,it worked.Much thanks. I wanted something that would reflect my interest in ancient and U.S. coins.Besides,these two seemed to be so much...
COOL! looks almost like Mayan mask chopmarks.
Now you might ask,how did I get such a deal? Well,the obverse has been deliberately defaced and the coin shop owner told me it was done...
I was at my local coin shop looking for ancient or medieval coins when I spotted an unusual coin.It turned out to be a Hawaiian 1/4 dollar from...
Thanks guys..can't wait to put it up.
shatsi, those silver buffalo rounds are made by private mints,not the U.S. Mint.In 2001,they did issue mint and proof buffalo dollars but they're...
Apparently after minting the coin,it was dicovered that one of the faces on the totem pole were death heads of some sort.There are several...
Here's a mint state one but only 10 hours left.At least you know they're available and cheap too!...
Well,this is my new (hopefully) temporary avatar.I tried to create my own but my camera will not allow me to create pictures with 100x100 dpi.Is...
B12,a good example is this better condition Roman Republic denarius.It is in almost the same condition as the day it was struck but because it is...
BROCKAGE A brockage error can only occur when there are two coins involved. One of the coins involved will always be a struck coin which has...
AHA! It's a half cent,only one known,Recent sale: 1829 Half Cent Brockage (illustrated below). Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June...
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