I agree with overpriced, though for that amount the risk was very low. The coins are all common dates and the older ones are not in very good...
We'll know the hobby is dead if coin shows start to be populated mostly by kids under 10. If the older people with money stop showing up, that's...
I bit the Littleton hook many years ago and when I received whatever it was I asked for, it came with a little envelope of fairly expensive low...
Buy your wife some flowers and a nice dinner out with the money and maybe she'll take you off coin probation. :D
Cool little thing. Even flakes of gold are fun to own, but especially old ones. Despite everything, it's fun.
I ate a wonderful cookie in the shape of the Canada 150 logo in Ottawa in 2015. A very nice collection of stuff there! My mail is rarely that...
It looks like a worn Arabic/Islamic coin. More details will have to await those with more familiarity in that field to join the thread.
Coins have the same market volatility as any other collectible. Those containing precious metal are somewhat shielded from boom and bust, but who...
I was hoping to work my way up from awful to horrible and it appears that I have finally made it! :D
This is my favorite Meiji dragon type, but I have yet to buy one because nice examples are often a bit pricey. I particularly like the Type I's...
All of the varied responses to "going cashless" or not have been very interesting. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to argue that this change is...
It's sad, but over the past 2 - 3 years I think I have had physical cash in my wallet maybe 3 - 4 times. Each time I only had less than $100 and I...
I bought a set of SBA PR69 DCAMs because I wanted them. I don't know if I'll ever sell them or be able to sell them, but I like them. They are...
Yes, I know they are stylized, but this pin probably predates the Toyo Kanji which set the "official" list of Kanji to 1,850 in 1946, which was...
The sakura flower on the top heavily suggests that it's Japanese. Some of the Kanji are likely archaic.
That is the 10 Sen. The top of the obverse shows the Chrysanthemum emblem for the Emperor and the bottom has the Pawlonia plant that symbolizes...
It is Japanese, WWII era. The "大日本" translates roughly as "Great Japan," which is how Japan referred to itself before and during WWII. The date...
Here's an updated chart from a different post from a few days ago. It covers Emperor era names for all modern (post-Meiji) Japanese coins: 明治 -...
The new era name for the Emperor Naruhito was announced yesterday and it's "令和" or "Reiwa." That means next year's Japanese coins will probably...
Yes! I loved reading "Chariots of the Gods" when I was so small as to not understand or refute most of it. It at least introduced me to some other...
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