Ah, whoops, thanks for correcting me.
About a year ago CBD posted a thread asking members to show their El Cheapo coins. In one post, Sallent showed one of his ancient Indian purchases...
Love all of them, especially the D.
If I see a coin that is $20 and has only some detail showing, and then a $30 coin that has all the detail showing, of course I will go with the...
Looks like 1797 to me but Conder is saying 1798. Maybe someone was missing the 1797, so they just smoothed the last digit and replaced it?
Mainebill! I know this isn’t the topic of the thread but it’s great to see you back!
Spanish and British coins were prevalent in circulation - the US mint only made coins if they were necessary. There was great demand for half...
Go for MS on the non-keys, lower grade for the keys, and be picky for eye appealing examples.
It should depend on the date, actually. This is great for figuring out certain VAMs and verifying authenticity.
The plating is extremely thin. There are only a few cents’ worth of platinum, if that. Avoid at all costs.
After picking two great medieval coins out of a $5 per coin bin, I think I have found my interest: medieval coins. I also bought a Kyzikos...
What’s cool about those Swedish coins is that many issues at the start of the 19th century simply used these as planchets. Sometimes you get two...
Those are some great looking Dutch coins! I need to buy some for myself.
Meanwhile, finding a 2017 P is a chore on the west coast...
I think it’s a cool fantasy piece and maybe worth .99 as a novelty, to be honest.
I’ve heard of a 1900 IHC struck over an 1899 IHC. It was in some book from the 60s so I don’t know how credible that is, but I saw the picture and...
I’m thankful for having a place to discuss numismatics in a silly environment.
I was about to say this. Took the words right out of my mouth.
Early coinage, particularly Bust Dollars, have always been red hot I think.
A little bit of knowledge goes a long way...
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