Same here, it was the Sears Roebuck store brand. I finally got Levi's in 5th grade and thought I was pretty cool...
Notwithstanding all of the opportunities for fading and other deterioration, I'm sure that there was a lot more variation in the production...
After doing some more research I'm realizing that we can't even speak of "Russian coins" or "Chinese coins" as a single entity. For instance,...
How much of the overall increase is due to sites like Ebay that allow ordinary people like Hiddendragon to sell coins all over the world? World...
Thanks guys, I appreciate your feedback. I can see why common metal detecting finds would be priced in rubles while foreign coins would go for...
Considering that the world market for Russian coins has been red hot during the past several years, I was wondering how the recent economic...
1622 Zeeland Rijksdaalder (United Netherlands), NGC VF35. Not sure what was going on with the die on this one. Probably a late die state, and...
A nice problem free circulated Fugio would be a good choice. That is one of my dream coins. It's the first coin minted under authority of the US...
I would go for late 18th/early 19th century certified type coins in lower circulated problem free grades. For example a Liberty Cap half or large...
Isn't that less than melt to begin with?!!!
I once picked up a Swiss 5 franc piece from a junk bin. It definitely wasn't a bad deal considering the exchange rate.
How about letting all of the candidates advertise on coins? A Trump quarter with a border fence for example lol... Perhaps we could then limit...
It probably rubbed up against a lot of 2 reale pieces as well, because "2 bits" was a lot more common denomination than a federal quarter in those...
Yours is definitely more rare even though it's price is the same as mine. That type is high on my list. There just aren't that many problem free...
Not sure if it's fake but it definitely is harshly cleaned.
Here's another 57th Street rarity, with a fine pedigree destined to go down in numismatic history lol... (Scratches are on the slab.) [ATTACH]...
I did some reading on the Nazi-era Reichsmark and learned that this coin was valued at $2 US at the time it was minted, even though it contains...
Actually the package was delayed. It left New Jersey last Tuesday night and didn't arrive in Alabama until the following Monday. Could this have...
It's not just the seller's photos that look clean, NGC's do too. Enter the cert number in their verification page and you will see.
It really is the same coin. Notice the small rim ding in the seller's photo below the "U" in "Ruble" on the reverse. I verified that the coin...
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