In a hobby that has existed for over 2,000 years, aren't 2006 and 2010 "pretty soon"? :D
I agree. There certainly hasn't been any drop in the popularity of pre-Euro coins from the EU nations, even though for all practical purposes the...
Probably legitimate MS60 or better:D
Spend it. :D .
A very good question! Krause lists the Japanese Puppet States, including Manchoukou, as a segment of China, between the Republic of China...
I am one of many collectors of Japanese coins, but the "Euro Group" doesn't seem to be the place to discuss them![IMG]
I don't have this one in hand yet, so here are the seller's pictures: [IMG][IMG] It's a 25mm bronze, 1 fen (Y#6) from the second year of...
However, a friend has now translated that passage from Portugese, and apparently Phillip the Handsome called a meeting at Douai of the principal...
When I asked a collector friend in Japan to look at a particular EBay auction and give me an opinion, he told me that he doesn't know anything...
Babelfish.com translates the inscripitions from French as "Town of Douai, Glory in Vainquers 1302" A Google search for "Vainquers 1302" found a...
Moisture is much more of a problem in floor safes. I have several rechargeable silica gel packs in mine, and I have to air out the safe, and...
Starting out 1. Run, don't walk, to the nearest coin store or reasonably large book store and buy the 2004 edition of the Red Book - A Guide...
Unfortunately, my original post pretty much exhausted my knowledge of the roll tarnish ("toning") issue. I had one 15-year-old roll, in a bank...
The World Championship of Ugly Coins has been held many times, on many forums, and the same winner keeps popping up: [IMG] [img]
What's the point of having a $1 coin as long as we keep printing dollar bills that weigh less and are more convenient? And for that matter, why...
I buy a lot of world coins on EBay - primarily Japanese - and if the auction doesn't include pictures large enough and clear enough to (1) date...
He's not selling collectible coins, he's selling "investment" dreams! Is his outfit called "Blue Moon" for the same reason that the laws...
Chances are there is a tremendous amount of edge toning, extending toward the middle of the coins, and perhaps covering the whole coins. The ones...
Also, BIN prices remain available after the bidding opens, and all Questions to Seller, with any responses, are publicly posted.
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