First Star Note Just went looking for some stamps for envelopes in my wife's purse. She had 7 or 8 ones laying out so I thumbed through them....
Thanks Christian, It's going to be neat to go through my older coins (pre Euro) from Belgium and sort them by variety. Darryl
Thanks Aidan, I have the #54 coin but not the #8 or #14. It looks like I only need 13 coins to complete the set for that country. Darryl
Thanks Smullen! 1892 Words Columbian Exposition coin was posted in the contest I ran. There are some nice examples on ebay. I will have to look...
As far as keeping them (for the common circulated coins) I'm putting them into 2x2s, then plastic sleeves, then a binder. As the collection grows...
I need them ALL, :D I am willing to share doubles though. My son scored some nice British coins. My world collection was pretty much restricted to...
received last week from Belgium These are a couple of the 150 or so world coins that were given to me from some colleagues from Belgium. Thanks...
I guess it will not grade 70 then :smile not that I would ever get it slabbed.
It is very cool to see some of these coins that you would not normally come across. I'm in my 40's and until very recently I had never held a...
From the Mint web site: Mint Facility: Philadelphia Weight: 26.730 grams nominal Diameter: 1.500 inches (+/- .003 inches) Composition: 90%...
The collar The collar gets thin around the middle-right side. Does anyone know if this is normal for this coin?
I know this one is real and I was glad to see it. This one only took a month and a half to get here and it was worth the wait. It goes nice next...
If it is a forgery I will go down to my local coin dealer and buy an original. It would be an interesting part of my collection and a great way...
The price considering the silver content also made me wonder. I wasn't sure what the silver value would be but figured it to be more than $1....
That also makes more sense now. I have seen the term used for different denominations of coins which had me a little confused as to the...
Tomorrow I will weigh it at work as this was something I was concerned with as well. Thank you for the clarification. That makes much more...
Picked this up for one dollar - figure it was a good deal. Guy didn't know the date. Can someone tell me if it is 1933 or 1934? Considering...
BTW: As a Leo, I also have to say I love those lions. I will have to add those coins to my want list. Thanks again.
De Orc, Really nice coins. Coins with holes are always a bit strange to me which makes them that much more fun to collect. My African...
Ben, As I am learning, coins for the era have many many different varities/dies. Just looking quickly I see something different about this coin...
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