I liked the SBA coin when it first came out (I was very young) and I still like it today, though I agree it was a total monetary failure and a bad...
Besides the pre-1933 USA gold, I also like the non-USA numismatic items such as the French Rooster, the Swiss Helvetica, the Mexico 2, 2.5, 5, 10,...
I didn't really have a "first coin" - when I was a mere tyke I pulled just about every denomination from circulation, halves included, and forced...
Both - just to diversify.
Unless there is a copyright lawyer on this thread, no one here is an expert on this vast and complicated subject and is in no position to give...
Coins are, first and foremost, collectibles without any inherent value apart from their precious metal content. As said above, their value comes...
I bought this quarter sometime last year - NGC MS 62 - it has full luster and shine, as it should - I'm guessing that this is pretty close to what...
[IMG] Joking, of course, but I used to have more than a few of these to buy little pieces of plastic with. I would, instead, bring back these...
Sure, there will always be exceptions. Rules and aphorisms are rarely absolute. But it also depends on the buyer's experience. People starting...
The original poster asked a very wise and smart question and it deserves a variety of honest answers. Of course making such a purchase once is no...
I agree with overpriced, though for that amount the risk was very low. The coins are all common dates and the older ones are not in very good...
We'll know the hobby is dead if coin shows start to be populated mostly by kids under 10. If the older people with money stop showing up, that's...
I bit the Littleton hook many years ago and when I received whatever it was I asked for, it came with a little envelope of fairly expensive low...
Buy your wife some flowers and a nice dinner out with the money and maybe she'll take you off coin probation. :D
Cool little thing. Even flakes of gold are fun to own, but especially old ones. Despite everything, it's fun.
I ate a wonderful cookie in the shape of the Canada 150 logo in Ottawa in 2015. A very nice collection of stuff there! My mail is rarely that...
It looks like a worn Arabic/Islamic coin. More details will have to await those with more familiarity in that field to join the thread.
Coins have the same market volatility as any other collectible. Those containing precious metal are somewhat shielded from boom and bust, but who...
I was hoping to work my way up from awful to horrible and it appears that I have finally made it! :D
This is my favorite Meiji dragon type, but I have yet to buy one because nice examples are often a bit pricey. I particularly like the Type I's...
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