Can you define what you mean by "affordable" -- that word can mean very different things to different people.
A few I have... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
This recently sold 1882-S Morgan Dollar in a PCGS MS65 Rattler holder blew my mind. The toning premium was 100 times the price paid for the most...
While a lovely looking coin, at an auction estimate of $3000-$3500, it is way out of my budget.
Are you sure on that @Conder101 ? I have known people specifically ask for the "T" and "W" to be retained, and NGC would not do so when...
I wasn't judging him, I just thought it was a useful thread and it's sort of difficult to find for the reasons that Vic stated (typing "T" into...
The topic was covered in great detail in this thread.
Added the 1918 last week. [IMG]
New type-coin, with just a dash of reverse gold toning. [IMG]
Very helpful and useful. Thanks for the video explanation.
I don't have one of my own pics handy for this one in my collection, so I'll post the PCGS CoinFacts images of it instead. The date is on the...
A 2nd example of this restrike. Now I have to decide which one to keep. :D [IMG]
I have no idea how I missed this thread. Italian designs are some of the best around IMO. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I have one Czechoslovakia coin, and another (still raw) Czech Republic coin that I can find pictures of. [IMG] [IMG]
It was a recurring problem. 17th Century tokens were also quite prevalent so it even stretches long before the 1770s. The evasion pieces were...
Many of you have heard of the Provincial Token Coinage ("Conder" tokens) privately issued mostly in copper from 1787 to about 1804 to help with a...
I will each what others have said above me... I avoid RD copper on anything pre-1909. It simply seems to be unstable and buyer-beware. I'd...
It's just the way it was designed. Not sure what you're reading in to it beyond that. Remember, the design is from 1642 -- so a bit more "rough"...
Can someone teach me how to make money coin collecting? By definition, if you're collecting coins, you are acquiring them, not selling them. I...
I'm not sure what you mean by "disjointed"....care to explain in a bit more thorough way?
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