Counterfeit is a genuine issue. Henning nickel is a prime US example. There are counterfeit Australian 2 dollar coins which I found some in...
Been designing concept albums for a while so I can understand the designer's perspective. I'd honestly like to know who I can contact to make...
It is the last year of this 12 sided shape Canadian 5 cents. From my observation, many of these albums were designed and made in the 1960s. Yes,...
I can understand why. 1962 nickel is the last date of this series. Many coin albums were designed and made in the 1960s. I see the add-ons as a...
Agree on partial collar. These would have been struck in high millions.
That's a good price for both of them. The Junk dollar in particular is silly expensive today. Even holed, I think it's worth way more than 20 dollars.
IMO: Overhyped - many modern mint products. Some are great but many are just terrible. Underhyped - circulated coins that didn't have much love.
The planchet is hard metal to work with. Many Indian mints are likely focused on quantity over quality. Interesting to see how India has more...
I think it's die fatigue. Believe these are struck on steel planchets so it's pretty harsh on dies. Indian error coins are quite common. Have a...
Interesting idea. My question is what new innovative ideas would the US mint do to improve the security on the dollar and 5 dollar coin? If you...
Don't blame the dealer. Shipping to the US has become a joke and not worth the hassle....
It will fall if the global economy does well. Clearly that's not the case and there's no relief in sight.
It would be a bad joke if he suffered the same fate of the president on the half dollar. Nearly did happen.
Wow nice!!! Good job saving it from potentially getting melted down!
Been to a few coin shows and talked to dealers over the years. It looks like times have changed. In the past, dealers would have large varieties...
Key is not yet. Give it time. Look at the computer or device that you are using to view this. Where was this technology 40 years ago?...
If I am not wrong - banknotebank, omnicoin and coinpeople were all owned by the same person. Maybe it's finance related...
mlov43 - thanks for the link. Very interesting reading. There is an article issued by Journal of East Asian numismatics a while back about early...
Found some interesting videos on youtube. Some amazing footage!!! You'll never know what you can find online these days. All of them are in...
Normally when you mention lower quality silver coins, you'd assume that it's worth less than it's normal higher silver content counterpart. This...
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