There's a lot more counterfeits than it used to be. Some whinge over the prices but I can still find bargains and rarities from time to time.
I think many are underestimating how scarce this set is if it is what I believe. At first glance, these coins are not proof like. From memory,...
There is a type set album that I made for Soviet era coinage. http://issuu.com/gxseries/docs/soviet_type_album Haven't got around to creating a...
Makes you wonder if vampires are running away after seeing this thread ;)
Very nice Latvia coin. For some reason I just keep forgetting to get a 5 lati even though it is really beautiful and affordable. How about a...
I've got a couple of related posters. Pretty neat. http://gxseries.com/numis/rus_new_type/soviet_posters.htm
These should be quite obvious but again there's always someone who wants to throw money away....
I think what threatens this whole hobby business is the high quality counterfeits that we have never experienced before. From my understanding,...
Interesting topic John. I never looked at your end of collecting UNC examples and therefore never looked at coins at that end. My personal opinion...
It depends what kind of coins you are looking at. I consider a fair number of Japanese coins to be on the 'cheap' end, if not undervalued. JNDA...
Hi everyone, just got around to finish Japan Dansco type set album. http://issuu.com/gxseries/docs/japan_dansco_type_set_1870 Hope you enjoy!
These albums were made almost 50 years ago and have been long out of print. At that time, it just seems Dansco got too ambitious and got bitten...
I stumbled around some recent sales and it seems these albums are extremely collectable!...
There are supposedly stories of Swiss bank procuring Nazi gold during WWII. Whether they weer sourced from dental fillings or not and struck coins...
Holiday season is over - someone is desperate to make a buck. Make sure it's not you....
Post a photo. I don't see it can possibly happen. I was thinking it may be a high quality counterfeit and work was done to cover up the seam /...
You should be able to write to ebay and write a formal complain about this matter.
There is a book related to this. You can see some information here:...
It's China Manchukuo 1933 1 fen. Try and look for one in any condition. You might be able to find in your dealer's junk coin lot as this is quite...
Here's some of mine. 1946 coins are now heavily counterfeited. [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]
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