I have a similar Third Reich coin and a set of Hitler stamps (I don't remember where I picked those up). I agree that seeking out and buying such...
I gambled a little bit on Ebay years ago... once I received a coin that was obviously NOT the coin pictured, but it was less than $5.00 so I saved...
I have joined those who have stopped buying/selling on Ebay... luckily I sold most of my valuable garbage years ago before things became so...
The general advice I give is don't buy coins on ebay. I have completely stopped buying there. But if you are going to buy there the usual advice...
Do they still offer coins "on approval?" I received one shipment and sent them all back with a "please take me off of your mailing list" message...
The quickest way to convince her would be to buy some PM and sell it at a profit... of course, easier said than done, but once that happens she...
Hello, How do you hammered collectors store your coins? Given that most hammereds have an irregular shape, do air-tite holders work? Or are they...
I bought the new Kookaburra... otherwise nothing... the shiny stuff has become way too expensive.
Nice. I guess the pivotal question is whether you could sell it for 25 cents... I'm guessing you easily could... I'm not sure if you could get...
I haven't bought any gold since it was at $900 - $1,000. So, yes, it's been a while. I bought silver more recently, but when it was around $20 or...
I don't know a lot about Japanese coins, but I can read some simple Japanese. On the obverse: 大 - usually pronounced "dai" or "die" and typically...
Alas... English hammered gold is well beyond my means at this point... I must rest content with cheaper bits... Where do people buy their...
Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm really really new to this... a downright neophyte, to be exact. I only have an Elizabeth I 1565 three pence...
I recently acquired a new addiction: English hammered coins. But as I peruse the sites my danger antenna spring up: how to spot fakes in a genre...
For me, buying investment-worthy bullion coins fulfills my old coin collecting gap. Call it "rationalized collecting" if you will. I once...
I can't remember the last time I saw a silver or a wheat in change or in a roll... but I think it happened in the 20th century... circulation...
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