If I can't afford it outright, I don't buy it. This philosophy has served me well and has kept me from buying coins that I can't actually afford....
Yes, that is correct. I remember rushing this post in the morning and worrying that I overlooked something. That will teach me! :D The Kanji on...
"明治二十五年" is the date of this 5 Yen coin, which means "Meiji Year 25 or 1950. That coin is the old style with the "Kaisho" lettering and has a...
Yes, "明治四十四年" is Meiji Year 44, or 1911, but this will display backwards on the coin because it dates to when Japanese was written right to left....
It does not say "pachinko," that would look like this: "パチンコ" The script in the center is in the Katakana alphabet. I think it says this: "サンプラザ"...
Those are all beautifully mutilated coins!!! Love it!!
Like others here already, I went through a period of extreme impulsivity and bought pretty much everything that even slightly interested me. This...
Yes, I do, or mostly did, make comics. I may start up again in the future. I drew a comic every 3 days for 7 years and decided to take a break....
Thanks for the information and advice, everyone. Here they are all wrapped up, as they have been for years now. I'll try putting them on the for...
I have about $7.50 of wheat cents that came down to me from various relatives. The dates range from 1910 - 1958 and all are in decent circulated...
That's a very nice curated collection! It looks like a true collection and not just a hoard. You are collecting what you enjoy and what appeals to...
I had it narrowed down to large cent between 1793 - 1807 because the "100" of the "1/100" decimalization is very visible on the reverse photos and...
Heh - I have had the opposite problem. I feel like I do come forward and enthusiastically volunteer to do things and I always get a "yeah, that's...
I personally haven't had much luck with my local coin clubs, but that may have more to do with me than the clubs. :D My experience is that every...
Some one auctioned off a Payday nickel here, but the picture also shows a piece of cardboard in the package. I suppose variations may have...
I think I have the general type but not the actual year... there are a few big clues glaring out from all of that smoosh that identify it, I...
Yes, "lowball" is probably also a generous term for this cent. I can understand the "lowball" qualification of "without damage" because it would...
Oh the humanity! What could possibly have inspired this desecration? This is probably the worst looking cent I've seen that's still recognizable...
Hello, I will likely need to ship around 85 oz of wheat pennies (about $7.50 face value) and I'm seeing ranges from $7.00 to $16.00 to ship that...
2015 CANADA 5 CENT BIG COIN SERIES 5 TROY OUNCE .999 SILVER COIN Beaver mint box Purchased at the Winnipeg Mint in 2015, this 5 ounce Silver big...
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