Maybe 5 years ago, my wife and I went on a day road trip and along the way we drove by an antique shop in an extremely small town. We decided to...
I've said this here elsewhere before, but I unintentionally went cashless over the past 5 years or so. During that time, cash became more of an...
1374 ١٣٧٤ (1954) Saudi Arabia 1 Riyal NGC MS 64 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I deactivated my Facebook account quite a while ago. No regrets.
In a society where money carries prestige, or at least the appearance of it, that idea will trickle down into collectibles as people strive to own...
I could use some "Fancy Goods." I also wonder what qualified as a "rare coin" in 1863. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice coin! Especially for someone learning ancient Greek! That sounds like a challenge. And this was my first ancient, a Roman Probus, which...
I would think grading would only help the bill sell, not to mention ensure authenticity. But it of course certification has a cost, but if the...
This Chuck E. is close in age to the Putt-Putt token posted earlier. I remember Putt-Putt fondly, but I don't remember ever being given a token at...
This one is from an old thread here (I didn't take this picture). This turned out to be a Pachinko token from the Fukushima area of Japan. [ATTACH]
Sorry I can't actually help, but those are awesome coins!!
When I toured the Denver mint a few years ago, the tour guide gave out "free samples," which consisted of a cent and a blank planchet. I first...
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I also have a series of these notes with the 100 Trillion. These are just the most recent manifestation of the Weimar Marks. I love the water...
Beauty is so subjective. And it doesn't have to apply only to pure aesthetics. Personally, I find that many of the cruder hammered designs have...
The smallest coin that I have ever owned is this James I Half penny from 1604-19. I have no idea how people could have possibly kept track of them...
You can also search MA-Shops. I see at least one for sale there.
I have a few old notes from España, none qualify as anywhere near pristine. The more recent ones I brought back with me from a trip to Barcelona...
Yes, the Rin was worth 1/1000th of a Yen and only 2 Rin coins were made after the Meiji era. The last one was minted in 大正八年 or Taisho 8 or 1919....
I wouldn't technically refer to the different Emperors as "variants" because they're really just different dates. That's similar to calling 1930...
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