skane - eBay is probably the single largest coin market there is in the world today. On any given day you can find literally hundreds of...
Well that's the problem - there are few if any comprehensive sites. But if you list specific coins and what you'd like to know - I'd be happy to...
That I would disagree with. Not all coins are graded the same way - there is a lot of information required to be able to grade different coins....
Easy - just start here - US Coins Now scroll down a bit - see on the left where it says Search Options and under it Show Only ? Click on the...
That's why most countries throughout history issued trade coinage. They knew that the coinage circulating within their nations was not well...
It's not one I'd care to read - but it does certainly have a bearing on the history of our coinage. What it will basically tell you is that...
Looks like a job for Roy. Afraid I'm lost when it comes to asian coinage.
Acetone will not remove verdigris - it will remove pvc. But based on your description and the fact that you say the coins are in a Whitman album -...
You not only tried - you succeeded :D Good to see ya ;)
Russian gold roubles from this time period are extremely common coins. In '98 they struck over 52 million and in '99 over 20 million of them. In...
This is the coin that tibi is asking about. obverse reverse Based on the pics I can't tell for sure if it is a ducat or a 4 ducat coin....
ROTFL !!!!
Howdy houston_ray - Welcome to the Forum !! The green stuff on your coins is known as verdigris - it is corrosion and it will continue and it...
The coin market is kinda funny in a way - for the coins with the lowest mintage numbers are those least likely collected - in other words not that...
Sure is - just email it to me directly and I will post it for you ;) gdjmsp@qwest.net
Howdy tibi - Welcome to the Forum !! The value of any coin is dependent on its condition more than anything else. If you can post a pic I can...
Howdy TRVST - Welcome to the Forum !! I think you did see what everybody else saw, the weakness in detail etc. But it appears, based on your...
That is a wonderful story :D I hope you enjoy your new world coin collection and add to it in the years to come ;)
Well you're narrowing it down - but not quite there yet. He was more than a Count - and the coin was not struck under his auspice as Count but as...
OK - another clue - Hieronymus Graf Colloredo.
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