Coin man sentenced for stealing Iowa woman's coins COIN, Iowa — A man from the small city of Coin in southwestern Iowa has been sentenced to...
Counterfeit coins can be found anywhere - not just in the US and on eBay. A man in town for a coin and stamp show noticed these coins - "among the...
Many of you are familiar with Numismatic Crime Information Center (www.numismaticcrimes.org) and the database operated by PNG...
Only 2 hours remaining and I am shocked no one has pounced on this screaming deal. Allow me to dissect this auction: 1955 Double Die Error...
This week at ANA Summer Seminar I took the 'Detection of Counterfeit and Altered US Coins' course. (This is the second time I have taken this...
Below are photos of a token attendees received at the banquet for ANA Summer Seminar Session I. The tokens are fresh off the dies of the Badger...
If you think this coin has NT (natural toning) you seriously need to study up on toning. 1925 Lexinton Concord Commem. Half Dollar Rainbow...
Day 1 at the ANA Summer Seminar. I ran into Ken Hopple who runs the Nevada State Museum in the former Carson City Mint building. Ken operates Coin...
I was given this seven-sided coin the other day by someone who had recently travelled to Jordan. The coin is a Half Dinar. It is bimetallic with...
The other day someone gave me a couple of coins from Jordan. (She had recently travelled there.) The Half Dinar will be shown in another thread....
Session I of the ANA Summer Seminar begins Saturday June 26 and Session II begins Saturday July 3. It is probably THE BEST numismatic education...
I am in Gainesville, GA this week (about 15 miles SE of Dahlonega). Today I took a stroll to the square in Downtown Gainesville where there is a...
I ran across this item recently while looking through a catalog of useless, overpriced junk. Bankers Bag of 1943 Lincoln Steel Pennies They...
Chinese police are warning the Chinese people to beware of counterfeit coins being sold in China. I guess to the Chinese, counterfeit coins are...
I am conducting a contest to commemorate two upcoming momentous milestones - my 5,000th post and CoinTalk's 20,000th member. The contest is...
I wonder if this poor man would be alive today if he had not kept his coin collection at home. Luckily, the animals that kiiled this man were...
I've been watching this story develop over the last few days. National Gold Exchange ("The World's Largest Rare Foreign And United States Gold...
Last October a routine audit indicated that 17,514 ounces of gold (and a lesser amount of silver) was unaccounted for at the Royal Canadian Mint...
Due to the contunual debasement of the currency the Roman Empire forbade coin collecting under penalty of death. The penalty seems harsh but I...
ANA Summer Seminar 2009 is a little over a week away. I will be attending both sessions. In Session I (June 27 - July 3) I am taking Advanced...
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