Vacuum has to be the very best way to store coins. Practically no oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, or water vapor. However, the vacuum has to be...
Most of these coins are now PCGS-certified. However, the PCGS pop report exaggerates the number of coins that exist. For example, one particular...
Thanks loads, Dave. I was not even aware of the PCGS auction prices web page. I had looked at the registry and coin facts, but there were a few...
I've been doing research to catalog 1864 small motto two cent proofs. Probably fewer than 20 exist. I've been able to identify 13 unique coins...
I've never bought a coin from Rich, mostly because he doesn't carry much of what I collect. However, I have bought books from him and found him...
Anyone have any knowledge or experience with the stability of anodized niobium? A few mints, like in Austria and Canada, are using anodized...
Don't clean your coins unless you use a very special brush. Ran across this ad in the Numismatic Gallery Monthly. Wonder if the Swiss still make...
Very interesting coin. Thanks for posting it. Handle the slab gently. That 3-point mounting looks a little precarious. It could turn into a...
You're right that money bought votes in the Roman Republic. However, the moneyers, being young guys, didn't usually have much independent wealth....
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