I am just wondering, why? If the original coin being copied had clashes on it, wouldn't they copy? If they were new dies the counterfeiters made,...
I view the US collecting world much more dependent on price guides, and more of a commoditized market, than all other collecting. However, one...
Wish I could attend this year. My is 5 months pregnant, so not much up for a road trip along with 6 and 8 year old boys.
Mostly my whole collection OP, along with a couple of other "weirdos" around here. Sogdian coins struck when they controlled the Northern Silk...
....that's what she said! I always loved the episode Jim goaded Michael into getting into trouble with that. "Gee, you always left me satisfied..."
Extremely easy to say its a cast replica. 10 million of these exist for maybe 50 real ones. one of the most faked coins in US history. Proof is...
I know the history of him, and agree the dime would be most fitting for him, but personally disagree about him being great. Especially as a...
Yeah, been busy. I have been buying, just some more odd stuff for me. I think I have bought 10 colonial notes, (6 of them printed by B Franklin),...
Barry, are you referring to the OPs or Panzerman's? OP, I do not see anything on the surface making me believe your is a fake. I am with Doug, I...
Yeah, same thoughts hit me for all areas I collect sometimes. I got into colonial paper recently, and sometimes wonder why the heck I am spending...
In dollar terms, of near bullion value coins, I would say I am around 50-20-30 AU-AR-PT. I just bought about 5 ounces of PT proof eagles recently....
I think we all kind of collect "sets". It is just how you do it. I left US coins because they allow others to tell us what constitute a "set". I...
If I am going to a show to buy a specific coin, I don't go to a show. Too much hassle for that which I can do online. I go to a show to see what...
Next year could be very difficult to predict. I have never seen such an unpredictable situation. If either party wins, what will happen? Even if...
I would give him a little break myself. Hindsight is 20/20, but how do you ignore the person who won by far the most votes inna popular election...
The $100 bills were printed in Columbia as well. I just bought 2 at Heritage last night, (nicer condition though).
The sogdian cash pieces showed up fairly late in Sogdian coinage history, after the Chinese incursion. Sogdian coinage began for the most part...
I buy them for the kids as they want them. I too have gotten some older years on bullion purchases over the years accidentally. I think my kids...
Its an overall good point. I intentionally always let the dealer decide which coins are out at a time. I never just put it aside, I make sure I...
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