I was surprised to find out that both dollars and half dollars were minted after the Confederate government took control of the New Orleans mint...
That's an interesting list. I got down to the Philippines listings and had to shake my head though. The Philippines were part of the US from...
How on earth did that make it into circulation?
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For that time period, aluminum was a very pricey metal. It was worth more than platinum before a few technological hurdles were cleared in...
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Usually it's the recipient. It gets a lot harder to prove than a no-show. I've been shafted before with deliveries left on my doorstep - those...
Ha! It should be in a self-generated slab with that grade.
So, I was inspired to dive in... After reading this thread, I was inspired to pick up a few Conder tokens of my own over the weekend. I'm still...
This weekend, I bought a pair of Katanga coins - the only 2 that the short lived country produced (a 1 Franc and a 5 Franc). Looking into the...
I've found a lot of dealers seem to use the Krause catalog prices for world minors (usually selling for 80% of book, rounding the grades up)....
Thanks! This one seems to be an ornamental trident, and the 5 on my coin seems to be style D on that page. I'm trying to find out more about the...
I'm a fan of the US Philippines coinage, and I've seen the prices rising pretty sharply there. The high grade, Territorial coins have already...
I purchased an 1853 Victoria penny at a coin show today and am trying to find out some more about the series. Are there any websites that...
Those would definitely fool me at first glance.
Any idea on the date range? That looks a bit like WPA art from the 30's (or contemporary Eastern European propaganda artwork).
I would love to see scans of those fakes. After doing some research on other sites, I put together the following guide to detecting fake £1...
It looks like the video on the OP is now active for all regions (previously, it could only be viewed by BBC subscribers). It talks about the edge...
That would make my day. Possibly even my week. Great find!
The weight certainly shouldn't be off by "a few grams". Are you weighing with or without the plastic encapsulation? That might tilt the scales.
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