Some random thoughts: 1. American inventors 2. American jazz or folk musicians 3. American space flights 4. Battles and/or major events of the...
"Greatest failed dollar coins." They could re-strike all of the SBA, Sacajawea and Presidential dollar coins on quarters and then they would at...
If I were to buy any of them, I would probably buy the gold Mercury, but I can also think of many other things I'd much rather buy for the price...
¡Muy interesante! That's strange about "dime" since the pronunciation is very different from "tell me" in Spanish. "Dime" in Spanish sounds...
Yes, the ANA put every issue of The Numismatist online for members. Fully searchable and no paper involved. At some point members will wonder why...
I joined last year and am almost through my first year of membership. I've read nearly every issue of The Numismatist cover to cover since I...
I recently came into a stash of coins. Among the horde were 6 boxed US commemoratives, all 1986 Liberty/Ellis Island and 1987 Constitution coins....
Too many to choose from - and they vary over time... but at this nanosecond in the space-time continuum my favorites include: Japanese Meiji-era...
The tarnished trumpet line is pretty hilarious... but I do agree that this video could be a little dangerous... DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! Maybe...
Has anyone else seen this? [MEDIA]
Whether worth something or not, star notes are pretty cool nonetheless. I've never found one in circulation, but I do have an older $2 star note...
$67.50 for a '64 Kennedy that was attacked by squirrels?!?!?! Is that in Zimbabwe dollars?!?! [IMG]
1827? Whoa. Whenever I see a post like this I wish there was a way to find out how the coin ended up in the place where it was found. I would love...
Heh... that's a spooky cent... nicely done, though...
Wow... I'm stunned... there are 2 in my area... that rarely happens... these are dangerous times for my bank account...
A Meiji-era Japanese 20 Yen gold piece... a beautiful thing... with a beautiful price... [IMG] Prices for the most affordable date in the best...
I've experienced an absolute continuum of dealer dispositions. From the nicest people I've ever met to the biggest jerks one could ever imagine....
Wow. Did anyone care at the time about the cereal boxed coins? The Sacajawea dollars were so unpopular that one episode of "The Simpsons" included...
Sorry if this is completely irrelevant, but it's the closest equivalent I know. Monnaie de Paris struck a pretty cool commemorative series called...
I agree that nothing ever, or at least rarely, changes and I second your distrust of "the common wisdom." Things will likely go in cycles as you...
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