I have an (expensive) new obsession: Coins from the Italian and German states from the 1800s. I'm not interesting in everything from these...
Earlier this week I visited my LCS and spent a few hours blissfully looking through unsorted world coins. I came home with a few hundred, but...
I don't normally collect ancients but I bought this one from my LCS. Can anyone tell me about it? Ruler, date, denomination?[ATTACH]
Recently I had sold a coin on eBay and the buyer contacted me and said that the package was empty. Upon close inspection, there was a slit in the...
I sell coins on eBay. It would be a stretch to call it a business, but I do buy coins to resell to pay for my hobby so the point is to make a...
I got this from a foreign junk bin at my LCS because I thought it was neat. To my surprise it looks like people are asking quite a bit for them on...
I bought this for my son at a coin shop and I don't collect ancients. Can you tell me what it is? [ATTACH]
I'm curious what causes this blue-green stuff, and what is it? To be clear, this is not verdigris. It does not damage the coin and you can easily...
I picked up this coin yesterday and I'm trying to figure out if it's authentic. It looks like it would be worth north of $100 if it is. I don't...
I got these at a coin store today but I'm not calling them coins. They were intriguing though and I'm wondering what they are. Any ideas?[ATTACH]...
Last week I went down a rabbit hole of exploring the websites of some foreign mints and I made a few impulsive purchases. Here's two from the...
I was looking at the last time I posted about my coins with bears collection and it was looking pretty dated, so I thought I'd do an update. I...
I've had this coin for years and I had suspected that it was fake but I finally got around to confirming it. I bought this in the early days of...
I'm continuing to re-evaluate my collections and purge some of the coins that don't make sense under my current collecting goals. With that in...
Following the Spanish-American War in 1898 the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain. Coinage was produced under the U.S....
For the last month or more I've been going through the coins I bought at the Central States show and my LCS and listing some for sale and deciding...
Edit: Coin is sold. I'm asking $160 shipped. Coin has .0603 oz of gold and I'm asking near the spot price. Payment via Paypal friends and...
I thought this was a 1771 British half penny but then I noticed what looks like "Isles" on one side, and that was weird so I Googled 1771 British...
Long story short, this was among things that my wife got from her grandmother. It appears to be a medal commemorating the marriage of Napoleon to...
Today I went to the Central States show, which conveniently is located practically in my backyard. Like most shows, it leans heavily toward U.S....
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