i came home to the US last night. I have spent a good portion of the morning sorting through my mail and getting stuff ready to start selling....
I think this would be an interesting discussion. What are your definitions for a “cleaned” coin? Are there different levels of a “cleaning?”...
...and then I wonder what coins these people used. My guess is medieval French coins, so post them if you have them! It’s not everyday that you...
This coin is the one I had hinted at in the “Post Your Favorite Coin” thread. I was extremely excited to be able to buy it, and I was quite...
Let’s see if you all match my first impressions about this coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
In ancient Chinese numismatics, there are sometimes coins that show a link between one coin type and another. They are usually quite scarce, but...
This was a fairly recent and exciting purchase for me. I bought this in Utrecht while I was visiting @AnYangMan, who convinced me to buy it. This...
So I have been wanting to upgrade my Dang Jin spade for awhile now under the suspicions that mine is not genuine (though no experts have been able...
As I have been traveling through Europe this semester, I have been keeping an eye out for coin stores with the hopes of cherrypicking some cool US...
I won’t go into the history of Rome since most/all of you are quite familiar with it, at least for the ancient part. If you are planning to go to...
As seen in a hodgepodge display of coins in the Ruks Museum in Amsterdam: [ATTACH]
These popped up at an auction house I frequent, and I am wondering if they are authentic. They both look good to me, but I do not trust myself...
Someone in a Facebook coin group ticked me off by insulting my dead cat, so I am cooling myself down by making a nice little writeup (which I find...
i am at a coin show right now and don’t have my references with me. There is a F/VF large cent with an S-262 obverse and a different reverse (tip...
So, I have decided that I want to create a collection where I have an ancient/medieval coin from each city I visit in Europe. I have a coin from...
This weekend I am traveling to London, and while I’m there I plan on attending the London Coin Fair on Saturday. Since a dealer friend in the US...
On Friday, I went to Trier, Germany. (There is still more to do there, so I will probably go back in the future.) Trier is a very old city that...
As you may infer, I spent yesterday in Luxembourg. I had a much better time than I was expecting, due to the presence of good company and the...
Here is the first coin I have purchased for 2018. The seller accepted my (somewhat low) offer, and my eBay Bucks made this coin less than $80. As...
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