I am a hobbyist. I know my way around the coin world, but readily admit I am not an educated numismatist. So this may very well qualify as a dumb...
I often purchase rolls of cull dollars. They are easy to stack and have the added bonus of being numismatically interesting to me. Been doing so...
Spending a holiday morning reading a book to my kindergartener that he checked out of his school library about knights and castles. Was pleasantly...
Well.... As it goes. Closed up shop early today. Very out of character for me. So what to do but visit my favorite dealer..... I been telling...
I been plundering along fifty years buying coins here and there. Mostly with trusted dealers. Lately with some super guys here on CT and have...
OK.... So I been deeply steeped into US coinage almost my entire life. This ancient part of the forum has intrigued me since I joined CT. The...
I have a set of war cents that came from my grandmother’s small collection I have wondered about. What are the schematics to ID a reprocessed...
There are frequent discussions here about cracking and resubmitting coins in hopes of a better grade. Knowing that this isn’t an uncommon...
My apologies for the sorry photo. This was relegated to my safe deposit box years ago and I blew this up from an insurance inventory photo. So...
I placed a bid on Heritage Auctions. I am a digital doof. Just get that out of the way..... Only site I have ever bid on was Ebay. I place my max...
It’s a quiet afternoon so I am spending a little quality coin time. I have owned this half a long time and am just now noticing a break at the top...
Growing up in the 1960’s, I am as interested in NASA and the astronauts as I am with coins. It was known that Gus Grissom carried several dimes...
I was looking at the weekly Great Collections email today and a thought occurred to me. It is common to see high grade (MS62 and above) silver...
At least that is what my five year old excitedly exclaimed as he nearly knocked me over to present me with this Canadian cent. It does my old...
Empty holes in a coin book make me nuts. What do you plug the “extra” holes with? [ATTACH]
My grandmother passed last week and the coins she had came home with me. I am a US coin guy and am clueless with world monies. My grandfather was...
My grandma passed Tuesday and I am back home with the family tending to her things. Her change purse of coins will go back home with me. Mostly...
I been buying rolls of cull dollars off and on for years. Day off of work and the chores are done so I thought I might just open them up and study...
I don't purchase bullion for investment purposes. My selfish reasoning is that I enjoy owning old gold and silver. I have absolutely no intention...
This question makes me feel like a new collector. I been collecting almost fifty years and have more than my fair share of silver dollars. In...
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