LOL. "Spielmunze" is kinda a giveaway too. You might want to try babelfish for translations of unknown foreign coins. Very helpful in identifying...
The Missouri paper sales tax tokens don't seem to have been preserved in any serious number, so I pounced on those. There were also a lot of...
I stopped in Saint Louis today and picked up some tokens that I've never seen before (along with some that are rare in my neck of the woods). Do...
1. Melon, melon, blank 2. Blank, train, bar
I'm going to be going up to Chicago in a couple of weeks - any recommendations of places to check out? I like big "junk" bins to sort through,...
I would say 1876: VG8 1890: F12 (or maybe a bit higher) 1912: EF40 1963: EF45 But, I'm certainly no expert. I'm just basing that on the telltales...
1. Melon, Melon, Train 2. Melon, blank, melon
If you use Sulfuric Acid that washes off the paint and a few mm of the underlying metal, I imagine that might do something to the resale value.
No, no, no. Just no. The fine details that give a coin its definition are in the upper layers. If you strip those layers off with chemicals or...
Was there a show or movie called Captains and Kings that I've just never heard of? Or a play? And was the brothel token a runner-up prize for not...
I have the full set in silver. If I remember correctly, the Elk was the hardest to get, since I bought them all separately. I also have an eagle...
The best buy I've had recently at a B&M shop was an 1848-O Small Date quarter (VG-8, but holed) from a silver junk bin for $12. If it wasn't...
The Thomas J. Jankovsky Collection appears to have been focused on So-Called Dollars and $50 Slugs. That would date it to (at least) after 1963:...
Sorry, you lost me at "B&M Dealer". Is that a cut-rate car dealership or something?
It does seem nicer than 62. But, I'm glad that you found it was genuine. Out of curiousity, how much of a premium over gold prices does a coin of...
Agreed. I took a quick read through of the list and was disgusted that none of the extremely rare US Philippine coins made the cut. (I bought an...
Check local laws. In Texas, you don't have to pay sales tax on purchases over $1000, but I think buyers have to report purchases over over $1000...
I typically find Medallic Arts medals in junk bins. They are nice, and I pick them out, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of collector interest...
Agreed - it's a Thai baht. When going through bins of junk coins, I leave all of those there (as there are virtually no rare dates and many of the...
Going to the World Fair of Money sounds like a really good idea. I'll second that. As for getting a coin book to check your collection, you may...
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