I typically find Medallic Arts medals in junk bins. They are nice, and I pick them out, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of collector interest...
Agreed - it's a Thai baht. When going through bins of junk coins, I leave all of those there (as there are virtually no rare dates and many of the...
Going to the World Fair of Money sounds like a really good idea. I'll second that. As for getting a coin book to check your collection, you may...
:) Oh, come on. There are more than 5M Jewish residents of Israel alone: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html...
I'd be upset if I took my car in for diagnosis, paid $100, and didn't get an answer. But if the mechanic said "We tested the alternator, checked...
So, there were only about 10,000 of these minted in 1961? A bit rarer than I expected. I'll have to examine it closely and see if I can ID the...
Agreed - that looks like an apothecary weight.
I recently bought a handful of foreign coins at spot (love the 'silver junk' bin at my local coin shop). One of them was a 35mm silver Bar Mitzvah...
Tokens & the like existed for several different reasons. 1) The seller of the token (the madame, the saloon keeper, or whoever managed the...
Well, I guess what I'm wondering is whether it was made in 1872 and has a scarcity associated with that or whether they're still being made in...
What do you make of the Stiffhorn Saloon Tokens from Killeen Texas? Modern fantasy pieces or the genuine article?...
First Division Of Freemasons? Fireside Detectives On Freemont (st)?
I'd write those off and invest $15 getting a Krause world coin book. I say always invest in the knowledge before burning money on things you can't...
So, the obverse would show Queen Elizabeth with the 1974 date, right? I think the jeweler is about to send a 86.1 off for slabbing, thinking he...
Does the Holabird Guide to Pioneer Tokens discuss any material that would fall in this category? I don't have a copy, but am thinking about...
You are a miracle worker. Thank you, thank you, thank you! On 12> Were there really nearly 87,000,000 of these made? In comparison - that's...
And here's a token listed as a "French Brothel Token": http://www.ebay.com/itm/110896839239 [ATTACH]
In most cases, I prefer to get a 64 or below and save the money. The higher grades for many coins are already well appreciated, and I think lower...
And, while I believe many of the modern brothels offer silver rounds, were any tokens produced and used prior to 1930 (which is when I think the...
I am aware that there were legit establishments, but did they produce tokens? If so, who were the issuers, which are most common, and what was the...
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