Fabulous token @lordmarcovan . Are they purely advertising? Tokens over here were used to supplement a shortage of coinage. I'm writing up two of...
Not a British coin IMHO , to me stamping looks more like chop marks but someone here will be able to attribute it.
I totally agree with your compromise @The Meat man , that would be my approach too. From my perspective the ""details stigma definitely gives...
This could be the referee who also plays the match! In the philatelic world, the Stanley Gibbons catalogue had long been treated as gospel....
I said top end of VF based on the wear on "LIBERTY" on the reverse. On the raw grades I use any wear on lettering or hair precludes it from being...
It's a Dragon @lordmarcovan , although we don't see many these days it is the national animal of Wales and on our Flag. You can tell the...
Great write up as always @Curtisimo and it makes me enjoy my own Bohemond III even more. Thank you! Also good to recollect Mostar. I was there 50...
I'm interested in George III coinage tried to access your pages at NGC @Coinsandmedals and this is what I got: The page you are looking for has...
Good point @lordmarcovan . I chair a target shooting club with 270 members and most of us meet physically each week and we literally have members...
Exactly @lordmarcovan at least you get a coin out of the deal unlike throwing a lotto ticket in the bin. That's the thrill of gambling, there's...
I share your pain @mrweaseluv add the sellers wholesale profit of say $500 and it’s worse. But you could have had a big one!
Your story reminded me of my wife's story @KBBPLL . She always wanted to play roulette infatuated by watching James Bond movies. She bought $50 of...
Not quite @KBBPLL —that’s the problem of using a group average. I ran the numbers again against Greysheet, and this is the result. (I will say:...
I was keen to do this so ran the numbers through AI asking it to check Greysheet values , you would have better chances than the lotto but I'll...
Wow @Randy Abercrombie I’m genuinely choked up reading this. What a stunning story. That detail about your mom wanting to sleep with the coin on...
Many of us have traded coins to "trade up" or shift directions as our collecting interests evolve. Years ago, a dealer told me the secret to...
Numismatics. Bullion is investing, Numismatics is collecting! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Brazil José I 1752 Peça of 6,400 Reis, broken 1, ex Clive of...
Doug was very kind and helpful when I first joined, pointed me in the right direction not only with a coin enquiry but also with photography. I...
I’ve done this too but I was too young to appreciate the experience, !
There were many “special edition “ limited issue proof coins and sets marketed in the UK in the 70’s and 80’s and my father bought them all. This...
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