What kind of help are you looking for? They definitely resemble Cilician Armenian issues from the 12th century. Judging solely by the...
I haven't seen silver in circulation like that since... well... never... I was born too late for the silver coin era and by the time I hit...
Very very nice pieces, everyone. My jealously knows no bounds. What I find extremely impressive about most Gordian III coins is that they show the...
Once again, I walked into a coin shop and something caught my eye at the right price. Since I'm still fairly new to ancients, I'm making only...
My lack of star note finds probably reflects my rapidly decreasing use of cash in everyday life. I now rarely have cash in my wallet. Also,...
Because I went on any old weekday there was no line for the gold bar. That thing was a monster and far heavier than I suspected. It made the...
I have toured the Philadelphia and Denver mint as well. The Philadelphia mint was a little bit of a letdown, unfortunately. The self-guided tour...
I visited last year and I'm still raving about it. While I was there, they were still minting the Canadian Flag quarters, but didn't yet want to...
I have yet to meet anyone in the flesh, outside of a bourse floor or a coin shop, that is, who I feel comfortable talking with about collecting...
Be wary of counterfeits for numismatic gold. These are some of the most counterfeited coins of all. As such, I only buy gold from trusted dealers...
I have also seen quite a few stamped buffalo nickels as well as many other stamped coins. Unfortunately, it's difficult to determine any...
Based on the comments so far, I'm happy that my impulse to buy wasn't misguided. I really liked the look of the piece. Also, I wasn't too worried...
Where is the coin with the implanted XBox? I don't want to play with little BBs, I want to play Halo or Minecraft on my coins!!!!! Is that so much...
In these cases an Exacto knife, handled properly of course to avoid slitting open your skin, is your best friend. I have released numerous coins...
While visiting Denver last week, I spotted the coin below in a local shop. It wasn't very expensive and the card inside the flip read "Roman...
My pet peeves about the hobby... 1. The emphasis the hobby press puts on extreme rarities that cost millions of dollars and remain obtainable...
I am slowly evolving to GDJMSP's perspective. It gradually occurred to me over the past year or so that I don't need to actually own coins to...
I'm with the general consensus here - it probably had some kind of cleaning done to it, but it also doesn't make my eyes ache either. I'm no...
Right now Apmex says $19.85 an ounce. Quite the upwards bounce. Are investors fleeing to metals due to Brexit anxieties? Ah - other sources are...
I missed the book sale bonanza but did finally witness the ANA library. I nearly fell over when I scanned the vast crammed shelves filled with...
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