I'm not saying pre-67 is old, I just wanted to indicate that I meant the older penny design and not the new one. I think the new British currency...
I would also say that European countries really seem to be phoning it in with their coin designs since WWII and maybe earlier. German coins are...
For me it would be the fact that I am American and it is the money I am most familiar with, and also the most easily attainable. Beyond that, it...
Also, you can't find them anywhere. I really wanted to collect the presidential dollars, so after the Washington coin came out I was fortunate...
There are always news stories when a new coin or bill design comes out, but the only people who read them are people who are interested to begin...
I thought it was interesting today when I was at the coin shop the dealer was out of the shop when I showed up and when he came back he said the...
I don't understand toning either. It's one of the things that makes me scared I'm wasting my money when I buy coins because I don't really get it...
Unfortunately I haven't been able to buy any really expensive coins yet, but I love big coins so my favorite is probably a Chinese 100 Cash coin I...
Thanks for the info. I figured she was a goddess of some type. I guess she's like Lady Liberty on the American coins. She looks very imperial and...
Thanks for the replies. I don't think posting a scan would help much because it's really the feel and the physical examination that I think is...
First off, let me acknowledge that I realize it is a bad idea to buy things you don't know anything about. But nevertheless, occasionally over the...
I love the English penny-type coins. My local coin shop had a lot of them in their 25 cent bucket and I grabbed all I could find. I love the large...
I agree with you on the coins in bad shape, but they are melting down some good coins regardless of condition. I know it's not the end of the...
I'm not saying it's the greatest coin ever made, but I see old coins as history and I hate to see any history destroyed like that. Since I've been...
I'm pretty new to serious coin collecting so I'm still learning how things work, but I was really surprised recently when I went to my local coin...
I agree completely. I collect coins because I like them, not to make money, so when the value goes up, it's just an inconvenience for me. All my...
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