I'm thinking about buying a coin inventory software program. The two I am looking at are: Coin Collector's Assistant Plus (Carlisle Development...
I picked up this Capped Bust Quarter a few months ago for the type set. I especially like the 3 obverse die cracks. I know the coin has a few...
Oh, my!! Coin collector arrested for grand theft Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s...
Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for an armed robber who tried to rob a coin shop in San Diego. Chalk this one up to the good guys: Police:...
It must be great to live in the UK and own a metal detector. Recorded history goes back 2,000 years or more. Roman and Celtic coins are found on a...
My guess is these two coins spent a LONG time being tumbled in a clothes dryer. (Who was it that said it was impossible to spoon a cupro-nickel...
A St. Louis man arrested for DUI in Illinois posted part of his bond in cash. When the money was turned over to the County Clerk two $50 bills...
I finally got a copy stand so I can no longer use that as an excuse for my coin photography. Below are two photos I took of an Andrew Jackson...
I dropped by ANA Headquarters this afternoon to return a couple of books to the ANA Library. It was supposed to be a very short visit but it...
ANA has released the course schedule for ANA Summer Seminar 2009. (Summer Seminar is part of the new ANA Florence Schook School of Numismatics.)...
This could prove to be VERY interesting: Famous British Shipwreck HMS Victory Discovered by Salvagers LONDON, Feb. 2 -- U.S. salvagers...
I was flipping through an August 1935 issue of The Numismatist tonight and decided to check out the prices of some of the coins in the advertising...
This eBay auction will be over before many of you read this. 1893 Isebel Quarter Commerative If genuine this "commerative" coin Grey Sheets...
Too bad we don't have a "Duh!" forum to post to. A woman paid National Collectors Mint $75 for 4 Obama Quarters and Half Dollars to add to her...
Susan Headley wrote a 3-part series of articles for Coin World in December on Chinese counterfeit coins. She has followed those up with an article...
By the 1st of February ANA should release the course schedule for this year's Summer Seminar. Some changes are coming. I'm not sure if I am at...
A rare George Washington medal dating to 1797 has been found in Virginia. The medal was found along with other artifacts at Alexandria at Shuter’s...
I dropped by my local coin shop today and the dealer handed me a MCMVII (1907) St. Gaudens Double Eagle High Relief in AU-55. What a beautiful...
I found this really nice contemporary counterfeit 1689 Norway coin on eBay. I dropped a bid on it and was hoping to snipe it if someone outbid me....
The other day I picked up a copy of GRADING COINS BY PHOTOGRAPHS by Q. David Bowers (published 2008 by Whitman Publishing). This is a book that I...
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