I must have known that this is going to be a popular coinage... More information can be found here...
It's really up to the buyers to decide these days... As mentioned in my other post - it's never been a better time to be a counterfeit peddler sadly.
Korean coins... I can relate. I started this back in 2009 according to this that I've designed almost a decade ago...
Just finished compiling what I had. A very neat coinage and this should be of interest to American collectors as the dies were prepared at...
Thanks everyone for your kind words and advice. mlov43 - I honestly thought you must have a magic ball somewhere in your room as I found a...
That's a really challenging question there. When it comes to creativity, I think Canadian Mint comes up as the top but sometimes I really hate how...
Cost cutting at it's finest... That's sad
Sometimes when I'm doing obscure research - it makes me wonder some of the early numismatics pioneers managed it. It could not have been easy back...
I guess the reason why I'm hesitant is because living down under does not make it any easier. Shipping cost is one thing but we sending and...
I have been hiding away in a corner as life has been quite busy for me. Thankfully I recently have a bit more time to dig out what I have stashed...
Thanks for sharing photos as well as your experience. A very good informative lesson as well as a sad day for collectors. I personally collect...
Magnetic?! What's the weight on it? Quite intriguing but bad for the hobby...
Wow. I don't know who to praise. Granted, the graders did an awesome job in identifying that it is a doctored coin. I could not tell. At the same...
The XRF analysis is most certainly interesting. Some of my coins are worth researching but shipping will kill it as well as I hate the idea of...
Where there is money to be made, anything can be done. At one stage, Western hotel / fine dining in China had to make sure they smash their...
Stamp collecting isn't any better to be honest - same group of people dealing with all kinds of counterfeit goods. The Chinese monkey stamp is a...
"How would you like $50, if not more for me to use your name and details?" "Sure if I don't have to do anything" "Done deal" I reckon 50 dollars...
The story is that there are some smart crooks out there making business. If someone is willing to pay more than a dollar, they have made money....
In general, most of the Soviet coins struck past 1961 are not of much value with the exception of the higher denomination coins in particular 15...
Prices of everything has gone up, except the majority of people's income... Haven't bought anything recently as collecting is just a hobby.
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