I agree, it's Cu-Ni.
Given that everything else looks right, I'm chalking that up to wear. That coin has been around the block a few times. Hard for me to believe...
It looks genuine to me.
Here's another way to look at it — from the perspective of a 15 year old collector who's saving for college. 10 U.S. coins I think Sully should...
I can find no record of a George V Aussie crown, so I'm going to assume fiction.
A 1927 George V Crown? News to me. :)
I picked up a parliament house florin a few months back. Easily my favorite Aussie coin.
For the variety and the history (I'm a bit of a history buff, particularly British and European history). I love U.S. coins as much as the next...
Great! Glad it worked out for you.
I have a couple of sets I'm working on that, by design, I will never be able to finish, and thus will never have to experience that let down.
Good questions. Wish I knew the answers.
A big part of what makes coin collecting fun is the thrill of the hunt, which would be absent in this approach, where someone else is doing the...
That's a good thing. Less competition.
Nice pick up! That's my #1 favorite NZ coin. Still looking for one for my Empire collection. Yours looks UNC to me, by the way.
Visit Black Mountain Coins. It's about a 10 minute drive east of Asheville in the small town of Black Mountain. Best coin shop in the area as far...
I'll be at the Raleigh show.
No, they don't. Kurt, go back and read again. I said nothing about the relative merits of stocks vs. metals vs. any other asset class. You said...
Lol. Those charts have zero to do with what I said.
Nice acquisition. The Sol is a beautiful design, like so many Latin American coins of the time. I have a 1915 (90% silver). Dipped, I'm sure,...
One more thing . . . as a long-time world collector, I've learned to check this kind of information across multiple sources. You'd be surprised...
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