[MEDIA] It's actually worse, according to the piece, the bank said it no longer accepts any coins.
I was in San Francisco a few months ago and ran across a street vendor on Market Street who on a banner proclaimed "I Slay Coins" (an exclamation...
If you're already 70 and haven't sold your collection then the time to sell before 70 has definitely passed. That leaves one option. Everyone...
The focus of that piece seems to be ancient coins, but a good portion of it probably applies to other coin markets as well. The point about...
I have always heavily suspected that shiny red copper coins from the 19th century must have been treated with something, but they look so great I...
I dumped a lot quarters back into circulation a few years back. I had a dozen rolls or more of shiny, barely circulated examples that I picked...
Old ANACS photograde 1913 T1 Buffalo. [IMG] [IMG]
YouTube strives to make money off of hits, clicks, likes, whatever they call them this nanosecond. To do that, they will promise riches, instant...
The Apollo 11 coin is the only commemorative that I've purchased from the mint in the past 30 years. I have this feeling it will remain that way.
In the long run, the future of the hobby doesn't matter. The coming generations will decide for themselves what they want to do with their lives....
I always enjoy your posts - they often sober me up and remind me to be very careful when purchasing even "certified" coins. The high quality of...
We just keep going lower and lower as a species...
Read up on what kind of errors exist. Get to know the difference between damage and errors and use plenty of magnification to rule out...
These are nice coins but also fairly common. You happen to have the year with the lowest mintage (昭和三十九年 or Showa 39 or 1964). The next lowest...
I bought some food at a nearby cafeteria today and the cashier gave the person in front of me her change and said "there's some really old penny...
From the selling side (and somewhat from the buyer side, too) this hobby is first and foremost a business. So none of this surprises me...
I only see pink and blue tubes after I've downed a few shots.... hic...
This is at least the second thread on this one. In a prior thread myself and others said that the words were not legible enough to know exactly...
So "Brilliant Uncirculated" used to actually mean something? I've always thought it was an attempt at a sleight of hand or a diversion from the...
I used to go to the monthly coin shows in my area, but after 7 - 8 months I realizied that I kept looking at the same things, avoiding the same...
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