I saw this listing on ebay for what is described as an 18th century Ukrainian coin. I had a vague feeling that it might be valuable so I bid, but...
I would have never guessed you'd have to worry about a fake on a coin like this. I still need this one for my collection too. When I look closely...
Yours is definitely copper nickel. You can tell by looking at it. That ain't silver.
I love that $10 coin.
It's funny how I knew there would be a Thai coin before I clicked on the thread. Those always get people.
No, we didn't meet. I know a few guys on this board live in the Chicago area. I'll have to watch out for this one.
I wasn't familiar with that one. I went to the Chicago International Coin Fair this year and was disappointed. The only dealer I bought from was...
Where is the Greater Chicago Coin Show? I live in the northwest Chicago suburbs. I've been to Distinctive Coins once.
My experience is that I'm more likely to find a deal during the day on a weekday. It makes sense when you figure people are at work and most...
People usually say Sunday night. I figure Friday and Saturday night people are more likely to be out doing something fun. I've noticed when I'm...
Here are a few more I got today. The 1843 Greece 10 lepta I'm happy about because almost all Greek coins from the 1800s are hard to come by. I...
I picked up some interesting older coins from Swiss Cantons. 1814 St. Gall 1/2 bazen, 1796 Luzern 1 batzen, 1827 Freiburg 5 rappen and 1827...
Don't let it overwhelm you either. It's a hobby that can be whatever you want it to be. Some people like to geek out over how coins are made and...
I should also add, you posted this in the world section of the site so I assume you're interested in world coins. If you can find a coin shop in...
You need to determine what it is that you like about coins. I think most people have some sort of theme - they like coins with animals, stars,...
I remember reading British novels and they always talked about guineas and I wondered what that meant.
I always thought the groats were for British Guiana, as you say in your listing. I have a few of those too. I have an interest in coins with...
Thanks, very interesting.
Here's an interesting coin - a totally stupid denomination and one of the smallest coins I've ever seen. 1834 Great Britain 1 1/2 pence. (Shown...
Italy really had it going on around the turn of the 20th century when it comes to coin design. Here are four that I added to my collection...
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