I don't know about THE coolest - one of our members (@AncientJoe) has one that I think is just as cool, and also related to a historical tragedy -...
That mottled mint set toning is not my cuppa tea at all, but I have to admit it's pretty darned cool looking.
The ancient coin that launched an illustrious collecting career! (Well, redirected it, anyway.)
Well, now that is fascinating. So not gibberish after all, then! (Or not completely gibberish, anyway.) Cool.
Indeed. Quite impressive for coin roll hunting finds. Very nice.
Wow, I love those kind of (re-)discoveries. I once found a box in the back seat of my car with a bunch of books and (surprise!) some coins in it....
Moved thread to World Coins. I would dip it and rinse it thoroughly, as mentioned. I wouldn't advise that if the coin didn't already have...
Merged the duplicate threads about the same coin.
Can we stop the name-calling, pretty please, gentlemen?
Merged the duplicate threads, as the author had reported the error herself.
(Edited to remove the "eBay" prefix in the title, which I believe was an error.)
This kind of stuff is rampant on eBay.
What @thomas mozzillo and @paddyman98 just said. It's a novelty item made to resemble a USA Silver Eagle, but does not even look like real...
Per Numismedia, problem-free common-date SLQs in XF go $32, at retail. You can extrapolate from there. $30 face? 120 coins? Hmm. Sounds...
WOW! The prices those sold for!
Neat old encased cent. @Paddy54 sent me this one recently, when I bought a coin from him. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I already have, as it happens. We did "cheap coin challenges" over on Collectors Universe, under the "Numismatic Gladiator" title. Those were...
Typical Chinese workshop product. Not even real silver. [ATTACH]
By the way, everyone, I can now confirm that there will be old gold next month. (Not big gold. I'm not a rich man. But something fun.)
Just read along, and see how it flows. I welcome donor partners in these giveaways but do not solicit that. Anyone can run their own contest,...
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