Because this way you have a chance that multiple people bid and it sells higher than just putting it up as a B-I-N
It's either a 1/8 or 1/16 fuang of the 1862 series, it's too corroded to see the denomination from the pictures. Tin coins like these didn't hold...
Not sure why people consider these tri-metal coins. The inside piece and the outermost piece are the same metal, so the coin is made of two...
That was an Ecuadorian 8 escudos :)
A nice example of a Central American republic 8 escudos. This type:...
It's a Turkish one para AH1223/year 3. Worth around $10 in nice condition like this. Oddly the flower next to the toughra seems to be missing, or...
Coin collectors often don't have borders. One could ask the same about Nazi coins, which are widely collected. Politics and numismatics need not...
You get the same problem with a lot of older coins from Africa, environment is a huge factor in how coins hold up.
Cute silver German medallion, half dollar size in removable bezel with "screw-on" loop. Not the kind of thing I usually collect, but I always get...
I don't really collect US coins, but I do have a Feuchtwanger among the handful of US coins I do keep. Never researched the die pairings, but got...
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This is an excellent example of what is typically a crude and usually poorly struck type. It most certainly is worth much more than the Mo mint...
The genuine ones that are mixed in (though not always present) are the common, circulated coins that are well under the $40-$50 price range you...
This is just a ploy to give themselves legitimacy. It will never work.
Lol, you guys realize that if the "end of times" scenario happens and global currencies fail, precious metals will be all but worthless. The...
I appreciate your mindset krispy, more people need to have it. Fact is, you can pretty much forget about any "federal level" action. The feds...
The above post by gxseries is the best possible explanation one can hope to get. The links posted here are accounts that list high end...
I suppose anything can be a Rorschach test if you stare at it long enough.
This is a supplement to the new book of the same name. For anyone that is planning on getting this book - while it is extremely informative and...
I would venture a guess that the locals (i.e. slaves) would not have needed larger denominations for purchasing goods. The British colonialists...
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