Hm. Since someone has now bid $81.00 on this ingot, it appears that, at least for the duration of this auction, that it is indeed worth that much....
Here is my Bohemund Denier - photographed through an Air-tite using a Plugable Digital Microscope, which I believe someone on this forum turned me...
I have one too, but I don't have a picture handy (I'll have to take one). I've also seen this referred to as a "helmet denier." The design is...
It's type collecting for me. I enjoy the design variety, date and metal variation too much. I would get bored with focusing on a single series,...
Just to make sure that I'm clear on the story... you drank at your friend's wedding and then went off and bought coins? That could be a great new...
Civil war? Bah! Talk to me about the Punic wars! :D
I posted this on the main forum, but now I realize that I should have posted it here. 1854 Seated Liberty Quarter - on the other thread some...
These are very interesting points that, not being a dealer, I never would have considered. I can now see the potential trap of displaying prices...
Hey! I would probably buy some of those ancients... nice uncluttered and information loaded display! I completely agree about dealers who don't...
Another one of my absolutely favorite coins - the 20 Pesos Aztec Calendar Mexican gold piece (I like it almost as much as the Japan Meiji...
Can you make out any of the letters across the top? From the photo I can only make out an "S" and an "E."
Nah. Even if I REALLY want something I won't pay more than I think it's worth. I've done it numerous times. One can go bankrupt really quickly...
Hm. The all-knowing, all seeing, beyond omniscient Wikipedia has this to say about the word "Penny" - "A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a unit...
Investing in numismatic coins takes more time and knowledge than I'll ever have. I do invest in bullion coins, but I buy numismatic items purely...
The Australian Kookaburras usually come out sometime in September for the following year. I've bought them every year for over a decade now and...
That is an awesome gig you've landed - how cool! I also have a fervent desire to visit Reykjavik and take a two day trip up to Nuuk, Greenland....
Awesome! Thank you everyone! As usual this forum rocks! It sounds like the worst case is that I have an authentic but potentially cleaned 1854...
I haven't made many numismatic purchases recently, but I saw the coin below at a recent show and liked its price and how it looked in hand. When I...
Thankfully, the vast majority of posts on Coin Talk, the ones that I've seen, at least, are far superior to the writing of the blog piece posted....
Without decent grammar, spelling and usage, it's often very difficult to get any substance across. So grammar is substance because bad grammar can...
Separate names with a comma.
