Though I agree with those that say "buy what brings you the most satisfaction," I'll give some of my thoughts and preferences on the choice. Yes,...
Top coin: 10 Sen 十銭 Showa 19 昭和十九年 or 1944 - tin - Obverse - Chrysanthemum flower on top (sign of the Emperor), then 十銭 (10 Sen) and Pawlonia...
Yes, this is an interesting question. Those ridges do seem more than quaint. This article cites the ability for the visually impaired to tell the...
When you get a chance, visit ANA headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO. They definitely have some interesting stuff in their museum. Get double the...
Very interesting design on that one. Egypt has made some very beautiful coins.
Yes, it's from China. I have a very similar one. Very cool coin but, to my knowledge, not valuable.
I often think it's too bad that so many people associate coins with money. Strange as that statement may seem on the surface, if we took all of...
I love Canada! I visited Ottawa last month and toured Parliament and the Ottawa mint (where they make the Gold and Silver Maple Leafs). The...
I love the Chuck E. Cheese token attribution. :D I do have a 1982 Chuck E. Cheese token with the location on it, similar to the Pinole, CA...
Heh... this is probably the biggest clue... I didn't see any completed auctions... :rolleyes::hilarious:
I think I know the answer to my questions, and I'm slightly embarrassed to even ask this question here, but I want to make sure. While rummaging...
If disclosure agreements meant he couldn't say anything at all then he would have said "I can't say anything at all" and he probably wouldn't have...
Coin Week posted a talk by past mint director Edmund Moy and he claims he saw gold in Fort Knox. [MEDIA] This dates to about 4 years ago.
Does this coin collection make me look fat? Umm.. I honestly haven't weighed it, but my main box must weigh at least 20 - 30 pounds.
In today's profit obsessed world, many sharks get jumped. Oh well.
My bank recently removed its automated coin counter. They graciously gave a few months notice so people could come in and dump their change for...
That's a fun little stash there, but, as already said, nothing that you can retire on. Most show pretty extensive wear, but the dollars, half...
This link has a little bit more information about these coins: http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=15646 Coin Quest considers them...
I went last year, but circumstances didn't permit this year. Did anyone attend the medieval coin minting class this year? I'd love to hear how...
Yes, the Yen vanished for a while between 1914 - 1948. The 1948 Yen looked like this (they ran only 2 more years to 1950): [IMG] Almost all...
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