Like most collectors, I gravitate towards higher graded coins than I once did. And with premiums pretty low right now on nice graded coins, I...
Why do I get this feeling that 2,500 years from now Roman bronze coins will be more plentiful and well preserved than current zinc Lincoln cents?...
I once had a 1917 New Foundland half dollar in my collection. Nearly full UNC, would have cost 100 times more were it a US half. Sold it off...
About 10 years ago, World Coin News was sending these out for free as a gift for renewing a subscription. Now the coins themselves are worth far...
Pretty sure it was an MS69, would have to look in the safe deposit box to be positive. I think the fog you see is just reflections off the...
I picked-up the 5000 Drachma Greek 1982 Pan European gold coin recently as well. Actually below melt from Rare Coin Collector in Florida. I...
VF25 --on a lucky day VF30.
I've only been once, but it was during the white nights of summer, I believe it was 2000. Was in Russia 7 or 8 times between 1993 and 2002,...
$1250 would be a very good deal on the gold, less than $100 over melt. But in a Dutch auction?? They generally don't show-up very often for...
One of the better Peruvian commems, at least in as far as design is concerned. Here, the 50 Soles in gold, just over 2/3 troy ounce pure....
Holy CoW(!) Nothing more fun than to have rare coins turn up unexplained in the collection!
Last but not least, one of my favorite copper-nickel coins. Krause calls it "St. Petersburg Palace". Clearly, it is actually Peterhof. Most of...
I also have Virgo in both the quarter ounce gold and the silver 3 Rouble. Though worth far less than the gold, I think I like her in silver...
I've got a bunch, mostly from the 1980s in cupro-nickel. Also some of the modern Russian silver commems and a few modern gold coins. Probably my...
It's too bad the Russian coin isn't the defeat of Napleon 1912 Rouble instead of the Prussian piece. If the Russian coin were the commem, you'd...
MS63 Liberty Double-Eagles for below spot? Would love to see a link such a thing...
Nearly all of mine were purchased raw then slabbed. The 50 Franga and 10 Franga are exceptions, they were already slabbed. As was my 1927...
One of the most common fake crowns out there, yet they still fetch $750 at auction occassionally. Here's one, asking a mere $999...
Depends on the camera too. I once had a Nion CoolPix 880 which was an expensive early generation digital camera. Worked fabulous with day light...
The photos don't turn out nearly as well with all the LEDs on, the image loses depth of field and looks flat and lifeless. On the silver coins,...
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