Sorry for seeing this so late. The Sicilian coin is a 1735 Coronation coin. When you see "coronation" on the reverse of a Sicilian coin of that...
The hotter foreign coin market is great for sellers but not so good for us that are just buyers
Yes, there are sellers on Ebay who put sky high buy-it-now prices on common coins hoping to hook the novice collector into paying much more than a...
Great advice. We don't always get the chance to say goodbye and leave detailed instructions when we leave this Earth.
The last place I would ever try to sell a rare foreign coin is at a coin shop or pawn shop. God only knows the number of people getting screwed by...
Does ANNACS ever run a special on foreign coins ?
I guess it depends on which foreign coins you collect. I have had very little luck finding the pre-1860 Italian States coins I'm looking for at...
I collect pre-1880 Italian and Sicilian crowns and I've seen the prices climb over the last 5 years. On Ebay even the common stuff has sky high BINs
Can't wait to see it used on on badly tarnished coins.
Hard to believe that Cuban coins were ever banned, makes no cents. Must be the strong lobby forces from Miami.
I wish there was a downtrend in the coins I collect, pre-1860 Italian and Sicilian coins. With these I'm losing auctions all the time and BIN...
Are there any known silver 1965 dimes or quarters for that matter ? Also you might want to check to see if those metal checking "electronic...
I know it's staged but I still like the show and all the rare things that come in. Especially the rare old coins and guns.
Add my thanks for the date info.
How can you tell the date on those 1800's Queen Victoria "Gothic" Florin coins, is it on the edge. I see some on Ebay and I can't see a date.
The question I have is when the graders get in a rare 200 year old or older foreign coin they are not familiar with, what are the steps they use...
Yes, in some cases like the "private listing auctions", "un-searched rolls", fake coins, etc. But a listing will not tell you if a crooked seller...
How can the prospective collector/buyer know if the seller is shady if seller gets his negatives removed ??
The negative feedbacks should be left in place to warn other buyers of the seller's sleazy tactics. I think most of us look at a seller's...
The only vending machines that I remember taking half-dollars were the old cigarette machines. I don't count the slot machines of the Nevada...
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