Has anyone ordered coins from France before and found a way to track the shipment? I ordered some medals that were shipped via 'LETTRE...
I'm sorry to hear about your shipping snafu... how is the investigation going? Also, I'm glad to find another SCD collector! Do you collect the...
Going back to the original post - it looks like that may have simply been sorting machine damage. Several responses have assumed that theft was...
+1 Personally, I like buying from low feedback ebay amateurs because their auctions tend to close for less. As long as you cover yourself (no...
Those coins look a bit pale - are you sure of their provenance? I'm always a bit leery about going after rare coins from anywhere in SE Asia.
I also see a German Rentenpfennig and a Jamaican penny. Both are common dates/mint marks and don't have much value (I see them all the time in...
Excellent photos! I concur that this is probably a Fantasy Piece (ie; a modern coin made to look archaic, possibly as a token for use in a board...
My guess would be that that is a cast copy. There have been many copies made of those coins for various purposes. Where did you find / purchase...
Whoa, whoa, there! Most of us buy the rolls before we go through them! :)
I'm insanely jealous. Congrats on that find!
I found my first silver dime - a 1964-D in very good shape. It only took me 10 rolls of dimes to find it... sigh. So, from searching about...
From the first pictures, I would say 1917-S. The latest look like 1961-S. This is a wheatie reverse, isn't it?
Interesting. I thought we were the only ones that used that legend.
+1 There are some people who collect fine artwork. Even when there is a spike in the price of oil, that doesn't mean everyone who collects oil...
I'd put eBay at the top (ie; the bottom) of that list. People are still paying above melt, especially for jewelry in wearable condition.
Well, I bought a bunch of Ford preferred shares when they were around $5. Now, they're around $55, and they paid a pretty hefty deferred dividend...
Your definition of inflation is somewhat lacking. If the economy grows 5% in a year, we need a 5% larger money supply simply to keep prices level....
I'm not familiar with CONECA - can you tell me a bit more about their authentication process? Do they slab coins as authentic, or just provide a...
I'm not a fan of the Third Reich zinc coins. They're almost always corroded and many were poorly struck to begin with. Ditto for the occupation...
The related link on the site is also worth a read: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10929283/1/5-sleazy-gold-coin-scams.html
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