I am sorry but I cannot stop laughing. The idea of protecting the holder from scratches, of cleaning a coin, then encapsulating it, then putting...
Whew! EVER again for $15 silver when just a while ago it was about $10? You must really be certain in your prediction. I wouldn't say EVER again...
Madonna and Child issue. One of the most common silver coins of the period. Yours is a pretty nice one except for some softness in Madonna's face....
What you do with it is your choice, but I think its a nice set and would tend to hold on to it. But then again I have never seen a coin I didn't...
I just got a group I bought off of Ebay of silver world coins. In this group was a 1925 Lexington and Concord commemorative half with a grade of...
Welcome to the neighborhood. I agree with the earlier poster who recommended the Red book if you like US coins. I remember the first time I opened...
Great point. I have heard many coin clubs have a local dealer host the clubs library. It works out for the dealer having additional traffic, and...
Like most others, my local libraries used to contain virtually nothing. However, don't forget inter-library loan. You can access many large...
Merovinginian coins are fairly scarce. I don't own one, but then again haven't really tried. I just got Medieval Coins Vol 1 covering these if you...
Agreed. But, since most older US coins have been cleaned, I wouldn't care if I was in the market for one. How you would tell is by loss of...
When prices rise, all coins except for rare ones become bullion. When the bottom drops out, "better" coins such as walking liberty halves, AG...
But its 20 times higher than 3 decades and a couple of years ago. :) Be careful on your timeframes.
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