and here a couple scans so you can see the relative smoothness of the field ( which makes me think not from 1869 )
tried the tissue test and still don't know I believe I am having the worst luck with eBay buys. I got this coin in the mail last week and it does...
OK , I never even considered collecting Euros but after tripping over some pictures of some coins from the Netherlands I now have a wish list...
You know I was trying to do just that and I discovered that I was wrong. I was unable to locate a single coin being advertised that did not have...
That is exactly the point I was trying to make earlier. All replicas being sold should have to be clearly stamped "on the coin or note" , but that...
I guess on a personal note I will limit my coin collecting to roll searching and local flea markets & estate sales , where I can at least see ,...
US currency is a whole separate thing from trains , planes & automobiles. I am not suggesting trying to regulate other countries. I do suggest...
It seems that truth in advertising needs to be more strictly enforced. It should not be incumbent on the buyer to ask countless questions about...
I finally got a scale and it is one of those Redding Reloader scales for weighing gun powder. So the penny weighs exactly 48 grains , which...
what's a beginner to do ? After reading the captions & viewing all 24 photos in this article I am scared to buy anything online !...
I really need some sound advice PLEASE !
d over s MM 1976 Nickel ?? Searching pocket change and came across this 1976 Nickel that appears to have a D mint mark struck over another mint...
You know I was joking about that 2012 thing I hope. Remember that song ... party over oops out of time ... well Y2K came and went and no melt...
I am so glad that I found it confusing when I first join this forum a little over 1 month ago , otherwise I would have been uploading a picture of...
hoping I shouldn't have started a new thread The title of this thread is appropriate for my questions , no hijacking intended. Mom has had me...
What do you mean 20 years from now? Don't you know the world is ending in 2012 ?:D
I have seen a whole bunch of Denmark "DANMARK ore coins" with that RF topped by a crown , but I couldn't find any with dates starting with 178?...
beautiful what will you do to preserve it ?
ooops Thank You Too Silvereagle82 !! My Bad
Elmex, Looking forward to your Russian coins. There seem to be quite a few fans of the early 19th century Russians here at Cointalk. До...
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