It's in English. You would think, but at my work, I've had at least two young new hires that have asked me to print the names on my vital sign...
Luckily, as far as I can remember, food hasn't been taxed, only fast food, sodas, candy, etc. are.
Looks as though my home state is eliminating the sales tax on bullion. From what I read it also includes coins and paper money. The bill was...
A few new German pickups. Saxe-Hildburghausen [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Rhine Confederation [ATTACH]...
I remove all stickers that aren't CAC or similar. I don't think it adds any value.
Looks nicely struck for the type to me, though I'm using coins from that time period in general as a reference.
Looks to be a scratch to me, but if you got the lot for under melt, you're doing well. They just kept the namesake of the designer I guess as to...
Those older Czech pieces are really nice, especially proof issues. Most have small mintages with thousands later being melted at the mint. I'm...
A few new German states pick ups. Trier, 2 pfennig, MS63 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lippe-Detmold, Mattier, AU58 [ATTACH] Henneberg, 3 Groschen, MS62...
Lovely toning!
A little German grainery token featuring a clover! [ATTACH]
I was much in your situation before I settled into a niche. I have found I own fewer coins, but enjoy the ones I have now more. Even sometimes,...
I've only had that happen twice and both times the seller paid the return postage. I don't think it's unreasonable if it was clearly their mistake.
I've gotten most of the common ones! Now I must venture farther back in time, especially the 16th and 17th centuries.
A few new German States issues. I'm currently at 105 different states! Kempten, 1623, 2 Kreuzer, PCGS MS62 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Stralsund, 1612,...
That Copernicus issue is VERY nice in proof.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Looks as though it was a counterfeiting measure as silver prices increased. If you read the rest of the article in the...
Hi CT friends. I have a few items ending Tuesday if y'all want to look. Mostly certified examples. A couple German States coins among others....
This is the most heated exchange I've seen over a common Jefferson nickel ever!
I ask because, if it's magnified enough, you are bound to find flaws. I think the grading companies use the criteria of no flaws at 5x magnification.
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