Working as a teacher, in another teacher's class I saw a collection she was taking up for some charity and it had a buffalo nickle in it. I...
You are lucky, I got left holding the bag.
Found this in a junk store, a sheet of copper from the Anaconda Mine.
I am suspicious of my toaster!
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Reminds me of going to Hutchinson, MN. Someone there tried to start a coin shop and ended up with a Coin and Magic Shop that also printed t-shirts.
Did you see if it is attracted to a magnet?
To read most posters on this board, you become a coin dealer out of love for the subject and then are subjected to a life of austerity --- kind of...
Congrats
Outstandingly good and informative responses to this. I am not an ancient collector (that is, I do not collect ancient coins as a practice, not...
You guys are awesome!
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I asked the seller if it was cast and how he knew it was "authentic". He replied that it was not cast but the appearance was from "being in the...
This is an e-bay seller who has some coins that look similar, check them out. http://stores.ebay.com/ddemeny78?_rdc=1
He has a right to TRY and make a profit, but not to have me pay for his bad business decisions.
I would love to buy a coin of Alexander the great, but this one just doesn't "smell" right to me. Opinions...
Ummmm...taco sauce....
Now here is an ethical problem. In a few years, the coin might pick up some toning that would make it harder to determine if it had been cleaned...
Potentially a good source. Let us know how it comes out.
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