We are still a divided nation and the South lost the Civil War by being strangled to death. The Blockade of Southern ports and the numeric...
Thanks for the excellent link. Fascinating description of the way they formed the silver blanks (planchets) and the tedious time consuming...
Has there been much published about the process of minting Spanish Reales silver coins of that era. Like how they mixed the silver for these...
Thanks, yes die chips would be the best description . I learned a lot from reading that excellent study on the various types of die cracks,...
So if a coin has a tiny blob on it, is it called a cud ? The siver coins I collect from the 1735 Palermo, Sicily mint sometimes have all kinds...
Thanks for the link. I went there and they have an instructional video on YouTube that shows them cleaning 3 soiled silver coins: a dime and two...
Looking forward to your photos
That's what's nice about Verdicare, there's excellent instructions included. That seems like a trend today to not include instructions with a product.
What Italian fakes are you referring to ?
I buy coins from Ebay sellers in Italy and have never had a problem with getting the coins I paid for.
If you collect American coins you have many choices to pick from. I recommend a coin show if you have one near you. It's nice to hold what you're...
LOL, I'm sure your Dad was smiling from ear to ear and patting you on the back. :)
All my change and dollar bills I put into a giant Sharif Porky Pig bank that I have. At the end of the year in Dec. I open it up and use it for...
I agree that Ebay is a swamp, but it is by far the largest place to buy and sell coins. The volume of coins sold dwarfs all others combined.
Thanks for pointing out all the fees you have to pay when you buy a coin from these auction houses like HA. Some people complain about the sales...
Ebay can be a mine field but it's about the only place I can find the coins that I collect (1700-1800's Italian) . However, it takes time to...
That's a new one for me. Hope to hear what the experts have to say.
My coin collecting interests have zero to do with investment.
I collect Sicilian coins from the 1600's-1800's and when I'm looking on Ebay, Maltese coins pop up when I search for "Tari" coins. Sicilian...
On the obverse it says Umberto II King of Italy. He was the son of King Vittorio Emanuele III. The reverse is the crest of the Italian royal...
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