That's possible. But, I still like having a place where I can get coin supplies and dig through junk bins. And lots of people without any coin...
I'll post an update. Looks like the shop is within walking distance of Union Station (0.79 miles away), which is a nice bonus since I'm coming in...
Sadly, the average coin collector (at least in clubs in my area) is about 20 years too old to get this.
Interesting - I haven't tried that out yet. How accurate is it (based on actual PCGS grading)?
Posting on the road from a cell phone, so I haven't been able to check out the galleries. Just checking to make sure my latest guess has been...
Just wanted to bump this - any other suggestions for the Chicago area? Particularly somewhere you can get off the El?
Do we have any experts on Saloon Tokens? I'd love to learn some more on this topic.
With $15, you could get a clad commemorative half (or 3). You could also put it towards half of a common date Morgan, ASE, or a commemorative...
1. Melon, melon, blank 2. Blank, bar, bar
Note to self... need to scan my wire money and get SiberianMan's expert opinion...
Mae Bozi's Tavern, on Mapquest 1631 E Mason, Springfield Ill http://mapq.st/Ojn33u The address puts it not far off from the downtown. Does...
Sounds like a great theme. The Austrian 25 Euro coins have been doing some exotic materials lately. As far as zinc, you may want to look to the...
In the UK, I thought there was a law that automatically entitled the finder to half of the value of any find (based on what a musuem pays for...
The bull appears to wearing a garland of flowers. Would that be a reference to the Spanish bull who refused to fight matadors so he could admire...
Looks like a tram token. I picked one almost exactly like that up recently. After visiting the Saint Louis Transportation Musuem, it occurs to me...
That's a risque souvenir... if you spin the coin, there's another bear bent over "in front" of the bear that's risen up. As the coin spins, the...
Just out of curiosity, what makes you think the site used to host a tavern?
LOL. "Spielmunze" is kinda a giveaway too. You might want to try babelfish for translations of unknown foreign coins. Very helpful in identifying...
The Missouri paper sales tax tokens don't seem to have been preserved in any serious number, so I pounced on those. There were also a lot of...
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