I can't imagine destroying a coin or a book.
Buying them for your collection is fine. Buying them hoping they will go up is not a good idea.
MUDC - another multi-letter acronym I've never heard of.
Yes, they are listed in the Red Book as @Jeffjay said, but, you won't like what you see. Most are worth much less than the original cost. We don't...
I thought it was illegal to melt coins for silver or copper. Am I right or wrong?
I like coins that have great eye appeal and look like they worked for a living. I have very few uncirculated coins before the 1960's. I found most...
I don't have a Dansco, but I have 1940 Whitman that I started in 1948. It is covered with cellophane tape to keep it from falling apart. I always...
This is a nice one in my opinion. Constantius II AE4. Obv: CONSTANTI-VS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: VICTORIAE DD...
The plan and intent seemed to be fair. However, the execution was far from fair. Too many were dumped in to too few locations. Some areas are...
One of them says "National Historic Mint" for whatever that is worth.
They are not really "coins". They look like medals or some other commercial issue.
This represents the US Treasury. It has always had a lien on it.
I'm with you regarding eBay. I had sold some of my duplicates over the past 20 years or so. I won't use them to sell because they are too...
@seth77 @Victor_Clark Thanks. I can see now where I went the wrong direction.
I have this Julien II That has a heavy coating on it. The marks you can see are in that coating and not on the coin itself. I think I will just...
A sapper is a demolitions expert. He's get a lot more than a 7.62 from one.
My aunt gave me one of those 1893 exposition medals. I gave it to my son a while back. Very nice.
I was thinking the same thing, where are the Ides of March comments?
Thanks to the lead I find that mine is Claudius II with Annona on the reverse. All the lines make some sense now on the reverse. II III III O III...
@hotwheelsearl I like the coin with the lines. I have something similar that I have been trying to ID for a long time. Perhaps you can help. Here...
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