For you guys that seriously look for silver (meaning by the box or bag) how much money do you keep tied up in coin at any given time? I know CRH...
Out of curiosity, how much silver do you think gets back into circulation from being "hoarded" (either coin roll hunters, people who knowingly...
Out of curiosity, has your friend ever seen a 200 mark note or a 500 mark note? I've seen them for sale, but I remember reading somewhere (I...
I hear you -- Ottawa had two banks that had associated currency. One folded during the Great Depression. The other is still in operation with...
Any tips for a newbie to currency collecting on finding specific banks from the National Bank Note series? I live in the small town of Ottawa,...
I enjoy it. Of course, I work on collecting date / mint mark sets first, looking for errors second, and view finding silver as a neat windfall....
1982 and 1983 coins are tough to find in MS condition because the U.S. Mint did not produce uncirculated sets like they have in most other years....
I carry a 1972-D Ike dollar around with me. It was given to me by my Grandmother and I started carrying it around as a good luck charm in law...
Any good advice on figuring out when a circulated Franklin Half may be a proof instead of a business strike? I paid a visit to my favorite pawn...
My in laws dropped by the a visit for Memorial Day weekend, and my mother-in-law told me she had an old coffee can that belonged to her mom with...
That coin is beautiful. Most commemorative halves I've seen are sterile... no grime, no toning, etc. The circulated nature of the coin really...
I have NEVER found a Commemorative half dollar (modern or vintage) during roll searching. Has anyone? Post your finds!
Sounds like grime to me. I see a similar substance / condition on 1990s and late 1980s Kennedys. I don't know why for sure (although blaming...
Hello all, Anybody out there have any good leads on US or Canadian dealers and / or sources for British pre-decimal coinage? Ebay is getting to...
Doug and Medoraman: I'm sorry for not responding sooner. I'm in court a lot (my work consumes most of my time) and I had forgotten to reply....
Doesn't Dansco make album pages geared towards millimeter sizes? (Meaning, instead of buying a "half dollar" page you would buy 31 mm page, or in...
I received this coin (pictured below -- taken with my phone but I can make better pictures if needed) from my family after a great aunt passed...
Definitely an edge picture... some of the reproduction Hawaiians I've seen appear to be cast. You can tell easily from viewing the edge as most...
Great, thanks for the info!
Does anyone own the Intercept Shield album for Eisenhower Dollars? I imagine they have spaces for all of the business strikes, proofs, and silver...
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