The letters are very hard to read from the photos. I can make out the usual "civitas," meaning "city," on the reverse, but not much else. I...
I have a suspicion that this coin would come back as "cleaned" from the TPGs, but I'm not 100% sure and so wanted to get some other opinions. It...
No one knows nor can anyone control what ultimately happens to this hobby. It likely won't vanish tomorrow, but it could vanish someday. What can...
The coin shows in my area do seem well attended. Two separate coin clubs sponsor 2 major coin shows per year and they both still seem pretty...
With very few exceptions, I too had to lower prices to get things to sell on Ebay during this past year. Then they take 10% of the sale off the...
I had also never seen a single TV ad for the "Golden Dollar." I don't think I have ever seen an ad for the US Mint either, but I also haven't...
Based on the post alone, I personally would keep the gold and seek out better coins elsewhere. Who knows what state "melt" Morgans are in? If...
Wow, great video. I grew up in the great sports cards craze, so I personally remember the crowds, the noise and the excitement of a floor filled...
That's a lotta slab.
I've said this elsewhere on this forum, but I don't think young kids at coin shows or even young kids collecting/not collecting makes much of a...
@Sullykerry2 - do you interact with Ginza Coins in Japanese or do they also have English services? I have been browsing their site for years (in...
I have not seen a single wheat in decades myself, although I also rarely see change at all anymore, unfortunately. But yes, I would definitely...
My favorites are split between Japanese and US coins. Here they come. These are still my favorite coins, Japanese Meiji (and Taisho for one year,...
I haven't even seen any Reiwa coins for sale yet. Most likely they will strike millions of them and the temporary insanity for them will drive...
The way things move these days it's impossible to tell. That farthing could have been back and forth between continents a dozen times for all we...
No one in my family gives much of a whoop for coins, or really any kind of antiques or collectibles. My teenage nephew has shown zero interest in...
A necropost, but a good one. :D This is one of the designs that originally lured me into coins years upon years ago... 1942-D Mercury graded...
Stories like the OP's make my innards fume. I am incredibly glad that the OP just left after that dealer's revolting actions. Of course, if that...
You could probably sell them to someone who doesn't know any better - there seems to be a lot of that going on in the hobby market today. :D
Oldest without a date: I'm not completely sure, but I think that this Roman Republic Clodius Turrinus qualifies as my oldest coin (maybe around 40...
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