Its wonderful getting back into coins again. I recently got the book "Strike it rich with pocket change" and am looking at all my lincoln cents...
Great gold investment. Bidding starts at $0.99. It's a PCGS AU58 date 1900 gold sovereign. Design is queen victoria 'old head' style...
Please ignore the title. I simply contacted the seller myself and he said it is indeed a dino-lite. Please focus more on a dealer...
Before the member here Vess1 made his thread on buying a replica on ebay (which was advertised as clearly having replica or copy stamped on it)...
I've decided to just find a local job within 5 miles (so I can ride my moped to it), get a job, save up money and then buy a cheap car. It's a win...
Looking at my 1/10 oz fractional buffalo (uncirculated) I ordered from the mint under a 16x loupe, I can't seem to find any die polish. I looked...
Has anyone who has studied US coin authentication ever tried learning ancient coin authentication? How would I go about learning this? It seems to...
So I know that die polish is generally a sign that a coin is genuine. And I also know its often found in protected areas, such as the date, on...
This is more of an overview of different alteration methods found from several sources, including a reference guide. Alteration is different from...
What is the difference between a counterfeit and a forgery you say? In his book, Charles M. Larson explains this and different counterfeiting...
Rode my moped other there, was hoping I could get a job. I went to Xavier coins, and the man there (Gary) I used to see every week at the...
This coin seems like a good deal for slightly less than 1200. It looks AU55 to me (or even better), and although I don't have the funds for it, I...
I'm curious to what you guys think...am I a novice, intermediate, or 'advanced' when it comes to knowledge of numismatics? What type of...
My dream job is to someday work at a coin shop. I feel I would absolutely love this and it would lots of fun for me. I'm working on my grading...
I intially was going to post this as a reply under his thread. But it got so long and I realized it had some helpful information so I decided to...
I'm not worried here, but just genuinely curious. I have a pamp suisse 1 gram gold bar, in its certificate/case. It is pure gold, 9999 fine, yet...
So I've decided to specialize in classic head $2.50 gold. I can't really afford any more specimens, but I go to heritage often and look at as many...
A couple months ago I looked at my ebay account, and noticed there was sent messages to sellers of designer clothes spamming them. I would get...
If you're an ANA member, a great article on how to make your own specific gravity test to figure out metal content of a medal, token, world issue,...
Been reading alot on the PCGS forums and NGC forums, but what I keep hearing is how many coins are getting the green bean. It seems like when you...
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