It's far better to risk decorum and verify authenticity face to face than to bring a coin home only to find that it's a fake or questionable. Then...
When I visited the Winnipeg mint in 2015, they were using this same type of planchet webbing as decorations along the tour corridor. It lined the...
1939-D Walker 50c graded MS 65 by NGC [IMG] [IMG]
It looks like an Egyptian 10 Kurush coin. The ١٠ stands for 10 and right below it is the word "Kurush" or قروش It has 2 dates on it, ١٩٧٦ or 1976...
I'm a little late to this thread, but yes, that is almost definitely a Japanese Pachinko token. Being identical on both sides makes it even more...
Confusing "Meiji 12" and "Meiji 20" is an easy mistake to make for a few historical reasons, even for people who already know the Japanese number...
1914-D Barber Quarter graded MS 62 by NGC [IMG] [IMG]
The 1918 short "Just Rambling Along" features a very young Stan Laurel who finds himself with a cafe tab that he can't pay. A woman sitting at his...
Hello, I rarely pay attention to pocket change, usually because I never have any, but two days in a row I received a pair of different colored...
This was already answered in another thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-the-year-of-this-japanese-coin-it-is-50-sen.326076/
Everything that Kurt said above is completely accurate. If you want more details, the date starts directly on the opposite side of the coin from...
The coin appears to say "shiyanpo" or "シャンポ" in the katakana alphabet. This could mean "Champ" or some other variation of those characters...
If you're looking to increase your investment by purchasing coins, just turn and run away right now. Coins are collectors' items and so completely...
So is eBay the best place to sell coins online? I thought I had heard rumblings of other auctions sites sprouting up, but since they haven't been...
"Here Comes Another One" (in honor of the Monty Python Song) - yet another commemorative celebrating either a well-known or obscure holiday. [MEDIA]
Hello, I noticed that eBay now has some pretty outrageous fees for people like myself who just want to sell a few things here and there rather...
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That coin has really seen a lot of history and it was minted in an era of economic ruin. The Panic of 1837 sent shock waves throughout the global...
The few times that I have attended I didn't see too many ancients, maybe 1 or 2 dealers out of the entire bunch. It features the standard coin...
I have been to the MOON show before... really cool venue... but I may not make it this year, unfortunately. I will try to wriggle a few hours in...
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