Yes, that is accurate. Iran has seen some pretty severe demonetization in recent years and it looks like their currency has absolutely tanked. In...
There is nothing inherently "male" or "female" in coin collecting or numismatics in themselves, but there is something decisively "male" - to be...
The entire topic of value quickly becomes almost philosophical because of the numerous variables, such as reasons and situations, that exist...
A recent installment of The American Numismatic Society's "Planchet" podcast was called "A Brief History of Women Coin Collectors." One collector...
My current object of desire is actually a bill. I've always really liked the $10 Gold Certificates from 1907 and 1922, and though I could afford...
It's likely Chinese (no katakana), and probably antiquated Chinese, which I don't know much of, but the characters on the top line: 三十二第 likely...
Good job! Keep your collection at that and you won't bankrupt yourself with this hobby. :D ...which is easily done...
I am aware of "Penny Loafers," which I'm assuming you're referring to, but I knew absolutely no one who wore them. I just think it's funny that a...
I think my pulse increased when I read about the person trying to abscond with your money. Luckily there was a happy ending. That's quite a bonus...
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I have never had this experience with a dealer (at least, not yet), but even with the "guarantee" in writing I'm assuming that, after purchasing...
Yes, these are all over. I inherited an 1898 Morgan encased in a bezel of some sort. As usual, I have no information on why it was put in a bezel,...
My oldest: 42 BC [ATTACH] Roman Republic AR denarius P. Clodius Turrinus Rome mint, 42 BC Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre to left / Diana...
This may or may not explain such listings, but I've read that online dealers will sometimes increase prices of an item to a ridiculous "no one...
This is one of my favorite hammered coins - from the above, mine seems to look like either a Bohemond III or IV, but I've never done a detailed...
I'm amazed at the amount of people who never see a connection between "market news," including YouTube videos, and sales. News feeds sales and...
Yes, it could be a name. And it could also be Persian, since Persian corresponds highly to Arabic script, but none of the letters use three dots...
I am no expert, but I have some knowledge of Arabic. #1 looks like "خمد" to me, but it's often hard to interpret handwriting, especially when...
A very nice Liberty, indeed. It looks "proofy" to me as well, though I'm playing along mostly to learn and improve at this sort of thing. I'm...
I have toured the Philadelphia, Denver, Winnipeg and Ottawa mints within the last 6 years. In all of them, I saw very few employees throughout...
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