Checking non-numismatic sources for numismatic terms can be a bit tricky. To me, in regard to coins, plated and clad are miles apart and not the...
I love counterstamps but I am a bit suspicious of slabs (or at least the frenzy to get everything slabbed), so I will leave the ethical issues...
BTW - I do not have them handy, but coins and tokens from hyperinflationary Germany would provide some great examples of denominations of coins...
"No finite resource can be used to represent the infinite ability humans have to generate wealth." I am not sure I agree. IF all wealth was in...
I picked up some of the NO MORE LIES / FREE PRESS nickels. Another great issue from Shirepost. Not sure if they are limited but they will...
I have a few Skalbe coins (mostly large cents, plus a shield nickel) and he sent me one through the mail some years ago in response to a request....
I see a hole or indent coveted.up with a few imprints of the number 5. Also scratches on obverse. If real, it may be a problem coin that someone...
I meant to try to save the eBay pic but didn't . ..
Interesting thread - I collect counterstamped coins so I have run into the hammer and sickle stamped on the large, worn copper coins. There was...
That's a nice Pears. I still buy them when the price is right, but I am starting to pass on ones with too much verdigris, etc. I did see one that...
I love those Costa Rica coins. I have two or three of them. not sure what they are worth but they are worth having. As for the Houcks Panacea,...
Bruce - glad to have the details on the Bil-Mar coin. I was after one for some time and finally snagged one this year. (Now if you can only dig...
A little bit of overthinking going on here, I suspect, but what the heck – a good debate to have anyway. A couple random opinions… - A German...
That is an outstanding c/st. I think I saw it online but did not stop to consider all the background. To have all his markings so neatly lined up...
That is amazing Bruce. Based on the date of the coin, the style of the lettering, and the fact that the likely issuer was in the metalworking...
Even unattributed that is a huge score for $2. I agree with Bruce that the coin would sell on eBay for much more than you paid for it. I will...
Thx for the additional details, Bruce. I am sure I got my memory of the Nevada connection from an earlier post of yours. It is interesting how...
Counterstamps have been added to coins for literally thousands of years for a variety of reasons, and collecting them is a niche part of coin...
You are every lucky to have found one in the wild. I have a few of them, all purchased on eBay. I paid as little as .99 for one (from Canada,...
If you submitted to a top tier TPG already I would not spend more just yet. Ask around, get some opinions, etc. just like you are doing. Back in...
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