I bought this coin hoping the photography was bad and the surfaces were better looking. As it turns out, the surfaces are kind of lifeless and it...
I've got a couple of Gallery Mint concept dollars that are exactly the diameter of a Sacajawea dollar, but twice as thick. I'd like to put them...
I've been eyeing a few of these for a while and am seriously considering purchasing one. I'm guessing I'll end up spending somewhere in the...
I've heard the stories and seen pictures of these coins, and I'd really like to own one. Any idea how I'd go about it and what I could expect to...
I've been thinking a lot about my collection and my collecting interests recently. I'm not really a "complete a set" kind of guy, so I gravitate...
I spotted this lovely coin a couple of days ago and fell in love. :) It's my first tetradrachm, and, yes, I bought the coin before the book, but...
It seems like if you look at 100 Roman coins, 99 of them will have the ruler's bust facing right. Why is that?
Another newp from the 'bay. Seller's photos and attribution: [ATTACH] ANTONINUS PIUS 138-161 A.D. AR denarius, Struck 154 AD. (3.03 gm)....
Here is my latest acquisition, with the seller's pictures and attribution (which seems to be correct): [IMG] Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) for...
I'm contemplating buying a couple of advertising tokens from an eBay seller who typically sells old advertising materials. This person seems...
I'm after a Memorial cent to add to a type set that has the kind of toning and eye appeal as this one: [ATTACH] If you've seen this coin's...
So, I've seen a few coins that look appealing from this eBay seller highrating_lowprice. I'm rather put off by his absurd tactic of pricing his...
So, I've been going back and forth with myself for months over buying a trinocular stereoscope + inexpensive camera. Now, I'm contemplating just...
A non-collector friend of mine kind of lucked into this coin, and I was wondering what the experts of CoinTalk thought of it. I haven't seen the...
In my quest to find a toned walker for my 20th century type set, I came across a nice one on eBay: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Silly me didn't check PCGS's...
Tonight's newp. [ATTACH]
I just saw a Peace dollar on eBay packaged in what looks like cellophane with a GSA medallion. I know about the GSA Morgans, but what's the story...
All 3 are from Kryptonite Comics. I'm hoping they look as good in hand as in the pics. I was looking for a nice 64 Kennedy toner for a type set,...
Let's hear about the coin that got away from you, for whatever reason, that you still remember. I have two. One was a spectacular MS Seated...
I'm setting up my "coin corner" in my apartment and need a grading lamp. If traditional incandescent bulbs were available, this would be a...
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