A little while ago I asked a similar question here (though it's long since scrolled off into history) and the response was an overwhelming "KEEP...
I'm surprised they didn't just take the e-money route. Someone in Belarus must like coins.
This page has more information and a photo of one that nearly matches the posted token (with a difference in the letters, of course):...
I have no experience with the cheaper capsules, and I'm not even sure I know what you're referring to, but I have used air-tites for years and...
I purchase metals to diversify (and it's kind of fun), but I expect other investments to do far far better. Still, one never knows what will...
One of my favorite coins ever. These can make me drool outright. This is one of three in my stash. I will likely add more as I find these...
I received my first $1 star note in change just this past week. To be honest, I probably never noticed them prior. I put it aside since I don't...
With or without die chips, Franklins are under-rated. We need Ben on a coin again.
Yes, very good pic. The coin looks like it's almost right next to the sun and fully illuminated - every detail shows. Nice!
Close your eyes really tight. Now imagine the cent outside of the album. Really feel it outside. The hole is empty. The cent is free. Are you...
I am attending a mini-seminar. The rest of the time I'll try to protect my life savings from the bourse floor.
I'm new to this, but I won't improve unless I make embarrassing and humiliating mistakes in public, so I'll go with the following brain drainage:...
Since we're often told to buy the book before the coin, we should all have plenty of books, right? :D I'm not absolutely drowning in coin books,...
I have received silver in change, but not for decades... the last silver coin that popped out of a vending machine for me was a silver dime...
A rejected National Endowment for the Arts Grant... ...or maybe it was accepted? Hard to say...
Yes, this has happened to me. A few times. My coin fanaticism tends to wax and wane depending on what life dishes out. Now and then I also get the...
Thanks again for the input, everyone. The Ancients forum has proved extremely friendly and helpful, especially towards a neophyte like me. My...
Thanks for the info. I haven't found an exact match on the wildwinds site yet, but I do now know the mintmark is SMKΓ dot. The capital Gamma threw...
I posted my first ancient in the "Your First Ancient" thread. So here is my second and only other ancient (so far). I also found this one at a...
Awesome! I saw this in the news but had not yet had time to soak it all in. This article was perfect... and I bookmarked that blog for future...
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