I love the cap and rays series - I'm not completely sure why; just something about the circular symmetry of the design. And who can resist a...
I also agree that there is little proof that the seller was trying to pull one over on you. As frustrating as it probably was, Ebay customer...
Augh! I've been rummaging through medieval coin books recently and I KNOW I've seen this, but I can't find it again... augh!! I'll keep looking...
True, a lot of people didn't have trouble with the SBAs, but a lot of people did. As I said in another thread, in their first year I received...
I think the Suzies get a bad rap, though I do agree that they could have done a far better job of distinguishing them from quarters. Whoops. I...
That just stuns me into absolute silence. How did those rolls survive the modern age in a bank? Where were they? How did nobody know about them?...
Wow... my mandible has disconnected from my skull and scurried across the room... I don't think I've actually ever seen an actual noble much less...
I stopped by a show, but arrived slightly late so some dealers were already packing up and the pickings were slightly thin. The dealers I asked...
I bought the print copy a few days ago, so I don't have a link, sorry.
Very nice lot - you have ignited the jealousy of many. And have probably inspired some to lurk on Ebay ancient auctions.
The September COINage contains an article on the new Kennedy dollar and even references past discussions from CoinTalk. It discusses the mixed...
The 1967 flying goose dollar from the Centennial set is one of my favorite modern coin designs. It's just a very simple, beautiful and...
The RCM's series called "Big Coins" reproduces all current coinage as 65.25 mm coins with gold plating and 157.6 grams (5 ounces) 99.99% silver....
It's difficult being an Edward I completist, because his beautiful groats, since not many were hammered, go for vast sums. [IMG] [IMG] But...
As a side note, the Red Book talks about the cutting of Spanish American Dollars on page 12: "Because of the shortage of small change, large coins...
$1,000 and only one coin? Augh! Too much pressure! One point of failure! All eggs in one basket! Augh! Panic! If you're looking for growth...
Thanks for posting this! Wow! I had no idea that I could spend all weekend at coin shows! There goes the inheritance...
Very nice photo overall - I was going to say that the white balance looks like it may need a tweak, but you beat me to it. I've had some...
I can't find any information on the legend which seems to read "Forre Viking" in some kind of runic script. I agree that it's probably not a coin,...
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