One time I bought a coin that was inside what looked like cardboard. I mean literally inside it. I don't know what you'd call this packing method,...
I do check out coin shops, but some things I need the local shops don't have. Like in the example I quoted, I was trying to fill an album of...
I have been buying a lot of coins on eBay recently, and of course one of the determining factors about whether I buy is the shipping charges. When...
I'd be interested in the info on the Yahoo group for foreign coins that you mentioned.
This probably doesn't help much, but for the last one I know Maria Theresa was the empress of Austria around the late 1700s. The middle one seems...
I have a lot of the same thoughts as you and there's definitely a lot I don't understand about the finer points of the hobby, but I think this is...
I only really mind the repeats when it's the same year. For some reason, I have about 20 Hatian 10 cent coins all from either 1958 or 1975. There...
Not long ago I was trying to ID some double-headed eagle coins and was surprised by how many countries used that symbol. I knew it was Russian,...
That's the problem - they're always heavy in something. There's somewhere around 200 countries in the world. If I am buying a pound of coins, I...
I did that too but I'd find some sellers' selection would be better than others. Some I'd get mostly coins from the last 20 years, and half of...
I like those. I'm a sucker for coins with animals and coins from countries that no longer exist, so that works in two ways for me.
Shoot, I've purchased coins in worse condition than your culls. Everyone has different standards and some people are trying to complete sets...
Thanks Tom. Even if they're not worth much, this is an example of why I like coins. Nice looking medals with a lot going on in them and a tie-in...
Correction. It's actually William Washington, not George.
I got these two medals today without knowing what they are just because I like them. What I can figure out is they are copies of original medals...
I'm not saying pre-67 is old, I just wanted to indicate that I meant the older penny design and not the new one. I think the new British currency...
I would also say that European countries really seem to be phoning it in with their coin designs since WWII and maybe earlier. German coins are...
For me it would be the fact that I am American and it is the money I am most familiar with, and also the most easily attainable. Beyond that, it...
Also, you can't find them anywhere. I really wanted to collect the presidential dollars, so after the Washington coin came out I was fortunate...
There are always news stories when a new coin or bill design comes out, but the only people who read them are people who are interested to begin...
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