Sorry, forgot to cover this question in my previous post. To each his own, of course, but no, I don't think complete year sets would be the best...
I started semi-seriously collecting British coins a few years ago after a couple of visits to England piqued my interest, and since then I've...
It's a piece of plastic with no intrinsic value. I don't get the appeal, but then I don't get Beanie Babies, collector spoons or matchbook covers...
That's true. Although, while I have my share of proofs and commemoratives, I don't get the same level of satisfaction from them that I do with...
It's bad luck to not pick up a found coin. My son told me that, so it must be true.
I seriously doubt the US Mint will ever produce another coin actually worth collecting, so what they make them out of is a non-issue. Recycled...
If it's a circulated coin that has signs of the greasy crud that collects in and around the details, I would acetone it.
None. Not since I was a kid plugging pennies into a Whitman folder. A U.S. large cent collection is an idea I've entertained, but haven't yet...
At our local shows most of the dealers have the price guides and are happy to share them if I want to look something up. That said, I usually go...
That's a beautifully designed coin. Congrats.
So it looks like the draped bust seller took down his original post and then put up a new post with a disclaimer "may or may not be authentic."
Yeah, I just did a side-by-side comparison between the counterfeit and a genuine coin Chris (cpm9ball) linked me to earlier. When I look at them...
Are counterfeits typically cast? Seems like that's a difference that would be glaring, but I suppose the counterfeiter "doctors" the cast coin to...
Thanks, Chris. I grabbed the photos from your link and will compare them to the counterfeit pics this evening.
Is that someone who hasn't been "itiated?"
I know very little about identifying counterfeits. Somebody educate me — what are the "tells" on those coins?
No need to be afraid. I had a similar thing happen with a watch I sold. The PO conducted an investigation (at a leisurely pace, I might add) but...
Yeah, I wasn't suggesting that every noob who buys something on CV will end up becoming an avid coin collector. The vast majority won't, but a...
While I would never buy anything from Coin Vault, I like the fact that they're using the power of TV to expose the uninitiated to the hobby of...
Agreed, and I would add, you should go to the show with a firm idea of the current market value of your coins, which is easy enough to find...
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