I too am having a problem understanding how anyone could be collecting anything for 20 years and not know what they are doing. This person must be...
That is interesting for sure. I've always liked the little D on coins. Never like the S Mint mark. Always gets blurred, filled in, smashed, etc....
Hurray for coin shows. I love them. Of course around here there are just to many. We have a minimum of three coin shows a month within 12 miles of...
That Excel is starting to get to me. I started to make a spread sheet for all coins. Then I made separate sheets for albums and miscellaneous....
Actually that was fun to try back in college. You have to remember that some attempts at counterfieting a coin is done just for fun. Now one thing...
Regardless, I think that is a neat looking coin or token or medal.
I can only say that NGC is one of the hardest to crack open and PCGS is the easiest.
So far I've never bought anything but the regular versions of this book. Each year I buy one hard bound one for my book case and 2 ringed versions...
If you are concerned about scratches on a slab try a buffing wheel. Use a very soft buffing wheel at a slow speed if possible. This, if done...
Have you tried just typing in coin shows and your state for finding stuff on the web? I did here and there are to many for anyone to attend all...
Purely depends on what you like to do with your resources. Some people collect just about everything, some specialize in things like coins and...
Just about anything. I have many Whitman Albums, plastic rolls, 2x2 cardboard flips, 2x2 plastic flips, glass jars and just about anything that...
Not sure of where you live but have you tried to type in on your web finder something like COIN SHOWS and add your state. Around here in Illinois...
Pending on the value of the coins you could always put several small coins in a dollar or half dollar 2x2. I've done this with many smaller...
I always print out educational post like this one. Some day I'll put them all together and make a book about all the things I've learned here. And...
Hey check out the other post about pennies versus cents. As to age of those things I have 3 complete sets of Indian Head (pennies) and a pile of...
That depends. Concerning coins, yes. Concerning car wash locations, no. Welcome back. Did you notice the bloodhounds looking for you?
I wonder how many times this subject has come up. I guess each time a new member jumps in they basically have the same questions. As to my...
Ahhh but be careful. Some people out there may actually be coin dealers. However, you can learn more here than practically anywhere because you...
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