I've noticed an unusual number of Jamaican coins seem to be really heavily damaged or discolored. I'm wondering if anyone has any theories about...
In case you're wondering, that's not an error. The first time I got one of these I thought it was a huge mistake, but it's supposed to look like...
You have a lot of them that I've never seen. The North Vietnamese coins don't show up around here.
Here are three more.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I splurged on some silver coins a little this weekend at my local coin shop. Here are some of my favorites that I picked up. I also bought a few...
Are you using local community banks or branches of larger banks? I think I'd be too embarrassed to ask for this. It seems like it's asking a lot...
I got these two pretty British Virgin Islands coins in the mail today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I was very excited to find this notgeld note last week at a local coin shop. I don't really collect paper money but I think notgeld is neat so I...
Some things some of my favorite dealers do: They know me by name and talk to me like we're friends. They offer me free drinks while I'm there, and...
That's weird but I have only a mild curiosity at best. I'm as interested in it as I am in knowing how anything else weird came to be in the world,...
One other thing I have no interest is the mechanics of coin making. I know some people like to geek out about how a certain coin was made and how...
Costa Rica, South Africa and Russia. The Russian is probably 1 kopek. South Africa is probably 2 cents, but it should be clearly stated on the...
For some reason I've taken a shine to the half cent and 2 1/2 cent coins. Maybe it's because it's an unusual denomination. Most seem to sell for...
Errors, varieties and grades. I can't imagine something that would interest me less in numismatics than going through hundreds of coins with a...
I never list anything for less than I'm willing to sell it. The higher volume sellers have a lot of people who follow their auctions and are...
Here are three more Rhodesian coins I got today.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is a New Zealand half crown I got today. It's in really nice shape. I'm slowly working to complete this set.[ATTACH]
This is the same type of thing I'm selling and mine are gathering dust. Maybe it's just a weird lull, or maybe it's a problem that affects some...
Some of the people on the eBay message boards are blaming the economy or Chinese sellers, but I'm noticing a sharp fall off from one week to the...
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