That's good to hear. You had me worried. A collector who is not obsessive is ... ummm... is.... hey! Has anyone ever met a collector who was...
I have not been able to find the article again and I regret not making the buy but at a used book store with a run of National Geographics, I...
Very nice all in all thanks for the history lesson. And congrats on the nice job.
I keep all the attribution and provenance. I would never destroy the original insert, but include it with my own identification. At worst, on a...
That's nice, but I prefer to support dealers who support the hobby. Allen G. Berman wrote the standard reference on Papal coinage; and he edited...
Allow me to suggest Allen G. Berman's sales website here. He is the author of the standard reference on Papal coins. It used to be that he gave...
By the ANA Code of Ethics for dealers, ignorance is no excuse. Two complaints are enough grounds to lose your ANA membership. I know that the...
Pick one coin like Constantine I from the London Mint and put it in the context of the ancient world and ancient history. Unlike US coins,...
LIBERTY PARENT OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY is the legend on the obverse. Heritage Auctions is offering a rare 1792 Silver-Center cent, technically a...
EVERY collector, every dealer is a "self-slabber" when you write the grade on a 2x2, give it an attribution, and guess a price. Judge for...
Deja vu all over again: members of the Usenet newsgroup Rec.Collecting.Coins (originally the maillist coins@cobra.uni.edu) were sued by Alan...
Portugal 2004. MAC 714. KM 754. 5 Euro UNESCO Patrimony commemorative. 0.500 fine silver 0.2250 ASW. Commemorates Church of Christ in Tomar....
20 is the 2-cent coin. Guessing 23 is the Bust Half Dollar.
Sorry, yes, of course, I thought that would be obvious, but judging from some of the (ahem) less well informed opinions so far, I guess not. I...
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Make everyone submit to a complete background check from birth with periodic renewals and...
I am a degreed criminologist and that is another ineffective idea from reactive people who think that forcing other people to accept their...
So, the victim is victimized twice: he lost the value and must pay the pawn shop for it if he wants it back. I worked in a pawn shop (in...
So, how is that working out for you? Are you safer with 85% of the dealers not doing business - even face to face outside of Minnesota with...
Sorry Minnesota Customers — Law Effectives Today Deprives Citizens Of Their Choice Of Coin Dealers Liberty Coin Service’s Monthly Review of...
Whitman has published a 3rd edition of the Crum-Ungar-Oxman book, Carson City Silver Dollars: Featuring Coins of the GSA Hoard. New this year is...
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