There are some real beauties in there!
I was curious about the origins of the word "corn". Apparently, it meant was used to describe any and all cereal crops prior to contact with the...
Here's a go: "A blacksmith lived in Bielefeld, with skills known to no one else. In order to improve his skills and learn secret methods, he made...
Do they keep scans of the original coin (from the time of grading)? It would seem like an easy way to spot slab tampering without even needing to...
Giveaway tokens usually aren't shy about including the name of the issuing company, so this is odd. I predict that this token is going to really...
Sure thing - always happy to add a friend. This means you'll always take my side in argumentative threads, right? ;)
That's a beauty. Anyone else appreciate the irony of the Ipswitch Hoard being discovered under Conder's doorstep after his death?
Exactly. The law generally doesn't care if you feel that someone is a threat (or can justify it through some tortuous logic) - the law generally...
It depends on the state, but there are some states where your statement is not true. If a home invader does not have a weapon in evidence, you can...
After reading the thread, I got curious and picked up 2 rolls of half dollars at my local bank. Oddly enough, both rolls were entirely...
I bought a BU 1963 Mexican Peso for $2.25. It's still kind of shocking to realize that those 'silver wash' pesos have metal value.
$20 silver by the end of 2011 wouldn't surprise me. I think we have a bubble, and it will burst sooner or later. After all, what are people going...
I'll wait for silver to come back down to a reasonable level, and maybe then I'll buy one out of the entire set. Even after silver falls back to...
Good catch on that privy mark. I suspected there was something subtle and totally missed that. On the obverse, the clothing on the lower graded...
Now that I've been checking my coins, I've noticed that there are still a lot of war nickels out there, and circulating minor error coins (off...
Heritage usually does a heck of a job in realizing top dollar for their clients, so even though I'm in the neighborhood of their office, I rarely...
I've seen several demi-francs from this time period in local dealer's melt bins. I'm happy to buy them at that price, but I don't think they trade...
Weighing the coin is the best way to be sure. Australian shillings of the time period were popular for love tokens, but a mint error like that...
I would recommend getting the coins out of the leather bag. Leather is usually treated with some chemicals that can be very harmful to coins. As...
The pre-1800 Krause catalog seems like a good place to start. Anything before 1800 is usually beyond my grasp though. Anyone else have a...
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