Since we're often told to buy the book before the coin, we should all have plenty of books, right? :D I'm not absolutely drowning in coin books,...
I have received silver in change, but not for decades... the last silver coin that popped out of a vending machine for me was a silver dime...
A rejected National Endowment for the Arts Grant... ...or maybe it was accepted? Hard to say...
Yes, this has happened to me. A few times. My coin fanaticism tends to wax and wane depending on what life dishes out. Now and then I also get the...
Thanks again for the input, everyone. The Ancients forum has proved extremely friendly and helpful, especially towards a neophyte like me. My...
Thanks for the info. I haven't found an exact match on the wildwinds site yet, but I do now know the mintmark is SMKΓ dot. The capital Gamma threw...
I posted my first ancient in the "Your First Ancient" thread. So here is my second and only other ancient (so far). I also found this one at a...
Awesome! I saw this in the news but had not yet had time to soak it all in. This article was perfect... and I bookmarked that blog for future...
My feeling is that this isn't a coin that you own, but one you would like to buy. Viking coins are typically not cheap (they can cost hundreds to...
Presuming it's real, it's an Alfred the Great silver penny, minted by the moneyer Ceneferth somewhere between 885 - 895 AD. It apparently should...
Ah, this probably explains the gold toned Canadian nickel I found in a horde of coins earlier this year. I pulled it out because it looked so...
I purchased a coin on Ebay recently. When it arrived it had a big fingerprint SPLOTCH across the obverse. The auction photo didn't show it thanks...
Thanks for sharing! I apparently have ancestry in Wales, but I have yet to make an appearance there. After eyeing your picture of the view from...
I'm really surprised that no one mentioned colorized state quarters... :rolleyes: Of course, the way some things seem to be going.. who knows?
I haven't seen a wheat in circulation (i.e., received one in change) for probably a decade. I also don't use cash very much anymore either, which...
Whoa, that is a jaw-dropper. Quite the amazing set of coins you have there. I highly doubt I'll ever come even close to accumulating something so...
Wow. I am completely overwhelmed by the response! Thank you everyone for such great information and advice. I have a lot to sift through. I'll...
My first ancient. Hello, Probus. It was in a pile of Romans at a local coin shop and I liked that I could read the text and at least see some...
I think number 1 is the clear winner.
Though I could not agree more that one should never, or at least rarely, buy coins as an investment, no one wants to buy something and watch it...
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