I saw this interesting story about Indian silver rupees that were recovered from a World War II shipwreck. I'm sure they wouldn't have been in...
Thanks for the resources. I'll check them out.
Thank you both!
Thanks. I think Guatemala has some nice coins, and many collectors overlook them.
Thanks. That was my guess. I don't have a Krause for the 1700s to look it up.
Here are a few I got recently that I especially like. 1956 Guatemala 25 centavos 1883 Argentina 2 centavos 2015 Colombia 1000 pesos 1942 S Fiji...
Can you help me with country and denomination for these three? 1762 4 pfenning from a German state I assume. 1821 1 heller from another German...
I was happy with the coins I purchased though. I can't take pictures of them all, but here is what I bought and what I paid. There are a few I...
I noticed this too when I started buying stamps. You can buy them for 5 or 10 cents apiece on many auction sites and pay a few bucks to ship...
What's funny is I spent probably $300 at that one dealer buying $2, $3 and $5 coins and they probably have a much bigger profit margin on those....
I just don't understand the prices. I mean, by now I think most collectors are aware of eBay. Many don't like to shop on it but I would think it...
I just got back from the Chicago International Coin Fair. I live about 20 minutes away so I've gone for the last four years. I have to say for me...
I need the 1932, which sells for more than $100, the 35, 39, 45, both types of 51, 56, 61 and 63. This is what is strange because the early dates...
Besides a few special commemoratives they all look like this.[ATTACH]
Yes, I said most dates. The rare ones I don't expect to find cheaply, but say the 1961 or 1963 which I've been outbid on about 10 times each I...
All the coins in question have a mintage of around 10 million and Krause lists as common values. And no, not looking for high grades. Pretty much...
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