The Chile coin is my favorite. I've wanted one of those for awhile.
I don't agree that coins of equivalent scarcity aren't any cheaper. Maybe for the examples you give, but you can get a British Honduras 5 cents...
If your mind is open to coins from the rest of the world I definitely encourage it. There is so much more variety and history outside of U.S....
The whole 19th century political process is really interesting in how it differs from today. To begin with, it was unseemly to appear to be...
You have to feel bad for Pierce though: after his election but before he took office, he and his family were in a train accident and his son was...
Anything written in the Western alphabet, if you Google words you can make out, you'll find it quickly. And then if you're paying attention you'll...
Everyone always throws out the "kid stealing from his dad's coin collection" idea but it seems more likely that there was just a bunch of change...
The last one I'm aware of is there were a few Mexican coins from 1993-95. 10, 20 and 50 pesos.
I'm often disappointed at the results I get when I list something at auction, so I've learned that I have to start the listing at the lowest price...
It's too bad it's a colored coin as I have a policy against buying those. Otherwise I'd have to get one.
Did the guy have an urgent need for $80 worth of wheat pennies? If not, what's the big deal? Yes, you should have shipped it faster, but life...
If you mean the cardboard flips, the best deal I've ever found was buying them at a coin show, but if that's not an option I've purchased them in...
Since I hadn't updated this with my latest, I don't think any of these were posted yet. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I like that one too. I might have to get one. I know nothing about currency but I occasionally just buy ones that I like the appearance of.
This was originally posted 5 1/2 years ago so I hope by now I've learned my lesson.
You'd have to provide a lot more info. The weight, a picture, etc. There are people on here who can give you an informed opinion. I'm not one of...
I got this one last week. It's a Swiss shooting medal, 50 francs. [ATTACH]
Si, me gusta tortugas. Tengo 66 monedas con tortugas. Mi Espanol no es muy bueno y no entiendo "como lo llevas."
I have a 2010 edition and it has a Cambodia section. As for your specific coin, Krause does make mistakes. My 1801-1900 edition completely omits...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A few years ago I was lucky enough to find a bunch of Myanmar coins in a lot of mostly Asian coins that I got...
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