I'm not an expert on the series but the Krause price guide says $200 in VF, which is pretty good. It doesn't say why it's so high but perhaps most...
Interesting.
Agreed. I don't have any special knowledge of these coins, but that's the problem. I wish it was safe to buy some of these older Chinese silvers...
Thanks. After I thought about it, I was thinking that I don't know if Ukraine was ever an independent country to issue its own coinage. I think I...
I saw this listing on ebay for what is described as an 18th century Ukrainian coin. I had a vague feeling that it might be valuable so I bid, but...
I would have never guessed you'd have to worry about a fake on a coin like this. I still need this one for my collection too. When I look closely...
Yours is definitely copper nickel. You can tell by looking at it. That ain't silver.
I love that $10 coin.
It's funny how I knew there would be a Thai coin before I clicked on the thread. Those always get people.
No, we didn't meet. I know a few guys on this board live in the Chicago area. I'll have to watch out for this one.
I wasn't familiar with that one. I went to the Chicago International Coin Fair this year and was disappointed. The only dealer I bought from was...
Where is the Greater Chicago Coin Show? I live in the northwest Chicago suburbs. I've been to Distinctive Coins once.
My experience is that I'm more likely to find a deal during the day on a weekday. It makes sense when you figure people are at work and most...
People usually say Sunday night. I figure Friday and Saturday night people are more likely to be out doing something fun. I've noticed when I'm...
Here are a few more I got today. The 1843 Greece 10 lepta I'm happy about because almost all Greek coins from the 1800s are hard to come by. I...
I picked up some interesting older coins from Swiss Cantons. 1814 St. Gall 1/2 bazen, 1796 Luzern 1 batzen, 1827 Freiburg 5 rappen and 1827...
Don't let it overwhelm you either. It's a hobby that can be whatever you want it to be. Some people like to geek out over how coins are made and...
I should also add, you posted this in the world section of the site so I assume you're interested in world coins. If you can find a coin shop in...
You need to determine what it is that you like about coins. I think most people have some sort of theme - they like coins with animals, stars,...
I remember reading British novels and they always talked about guineas and I wondered what that meant.
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