True. I have been drawn more to Hard Time tokens, Civil War tokens, and colonial coins more than I ever was when I collected US coins. They just...
Yeah, even though I have a few bigger auctions for me coming up, I just bought a group of 5 Thai pod duangs. To me, a collector collects. Now I...
I agree, but there are always certain coins the loss stings more than usual. :(
Just in time for the Ebay coin fraud department's disbandment. Thanks for the warning. Yeah, I simply need to stop buying coins I am not...
I agree. OP, you are in the driver's seat here. If the seller says he won't pay return shipping, well, you never received your item, right? So, in...
Coins that got away? Oh the horror stories I could tell. One happened about a year ago on Ebay. It was a Emessa stone Elagabalus. Pretty coin,...
Odd that they charge higher for online only access than printed editions. Most are the other way around, figuring they are saving postage.
3 tweet length limit? Good gosh man, not only do I not know what the heck that is, but I have never had a posting say "maximum limit reached."...
Yes, its an Arab-Byzantine coin of the Standing Caliph type. These were made in the early days of Islam, after the Islamic armies defeated...
I agree, our hearts go out to you sir. I could not imagine having such news given to me. :(
Most toned coins, in fact, are one sided. This is because of coin folders. Older coin folders had sulphur in the paper, and toned the exposed side...
I agree with others have said. These have always sold at a discount to melt, which I do not ever see changing unless copper really increases,...
Better than holding paper money? Absolutely. Better than holding other assets? Maybe/maybe not. Even though I bought most of my silver at $4, I...
Look at the space between the date and the edge denticles. NO way can the edge of the coin be correct spacing, the damaged denticles are correct...
I don't remember seeing them either, but having such things does not surprise me. The mint used to be more informal about such things, as opposed...
Sounds like a good seller. I would remember his name and patronize him.
Lol, that far back, huh? I remember when each of you joined, save Doug and Ken, and I still consider myself a newbie, (please ignore the post...
We were a religious nation back then. There was a religious affront to Bryan comparing economic policies to Jesus' suffering on the cross. Not...
I didn't think John's cartoon was mean at all. I am betting every single one of us here has turned their back on a nice day, or night, to instead...
Yes, but I take Doug's post to mean there is a difference between the "market" price of a coin, and what it is worth to a specific collector. I...
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