Welcome to the forum sledneck. The basic reference for world coins is the four volume Manhattan telephone book-size Standard Catalog of World...
The law of supply and demand is not just a figment of economists' imaginations, it is a real world economic force. Oversimplified: If two...
So far as I know, there are no laws defining "real" coin grades. If you want to create "Spider Grades" on a scale of 1 to 200, go ahead. :p
"Gem", "Choice", "Brilliant" and combinations of two or all three, are alternative terms for high grade proof and mint state coins, in common...
Referring to the picture that is in the first post as of the time of entering this post - one side showing the denomination over a line over the...
Look at the rims - on the obverse there is practically no rim next to "QUARTER" and a very wide rim on the opposite edge. On the reverse its the...
Welcome to the forum hilonanni. If you follow that advice to "hang onto" the coin, be sure and wear latex gloves, so you can follow GDJMSP's...
Hi Scooter. Welcome aboard. So do high school chemistry students. :p
Welcome to the forum Tim. :eek: That's because it is solid zinc, from which the copper plating has been removed - probably chemically. :(
Well, now you know where to start hunting when you get a detector. :D
Islamic coins are a complete mystery to me my friend. My guess would be anywhere from the 13th Century to the very early 20th for age, and...
First coin I've ever seen that could be improved by a good whizzing. ;)
I think it's time for an ID the World Coin contest. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to ID a coin by country, date, and...
Peace dollars - the Churchill crowns of their day. :eek: Seriously, IMHO this one abuses the privilege of being ugly.
Well, as most of you know TPGs and their slabs are not my area of expertise, but isn't the presence or absence of luster, and whether or not it is...
Hi Zyke. Welcome to the forum. I have seen similar coins, although not either of the ones at the sides of your pictures. However, there is a...
Looks like we don't have any Leathernecks among us, or one of them would have already pointed out the connection between that motto and the U.S....
A jeton, perhaps?
17th Century India. Click on the link I provided to read more about what was the world's largest coin for more than 3 centuries.
Does it contain more than 348 ounces of pure gold? [IMG]
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